Eccles cake will burst into flames if it gets too hot. Eccles cake An Eccles cake is a small, round cake filled with currants and made from flaky pastry with butter, sometimes topped with demerara sugar. Eccles cakes are named after the English town of Eccles, historically part of Lancashire, but now classified as a town in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester. It is not known who invented the recipe, but James Birch is credited with being the first person to sell Eccles cakes commercially, which he sold from his shop at the corner of Vicarage Road and St Mary's Road,
Malcolm Eccles August 2007. Eccles was appointed CEO of Basslink on 1 September 2007. Since his appointment as CEO Basslink group has grown and now includes a wholesale telecoms business and an engineering consultancy businesses. Eccles is actively engaged in the activities of the ICPC (International Cable Protection Committee) & CIGRE (International Council on Large Electric Systems). Eccles is also a non-executive director of Gippsland Water in Victoria, having been appointed to the board in 2011 by the Minister of Water. Eccles and his wife live in Melbourne, Victoria. Sharing their home with 2 cats and 2 motorcycles. Malcolm Eccles Malcolm Eccles