Samhain soul cakes

Recipe for Soul Cakes. (For magical use.)

If you are looking for a fun treat to celebrate Samhain you will love these simple and delicious soul cakes. S

Soul cakes are small round cakes that have been traditionally made for Samhain, Halloween, All Saints' Day, and All Souls' Day to commemorate the dead in many Christian traditions. The history of soul cakes dates back to the Middle Ages in England, where they were originally made as offerings to the spirits of the dead.

bengingi's Ancient Halloween Recipe: Soul Cake: The giving and receiving of soul cakes started in the Middle Ages and is widely seen as the origin of trick or treating. Soul cakes are small cakes traditionally baked as a way to honor ancestors, departed loved ones, and celebrate the beauty of life on Samhain, the festival which gave us modern day Halloween. The giving of a soul cake represents the liberation of a soul from purgatory. These small round cakes made of flour and spices were…

Samhain Soul Cake Recipe

The following recipe was submitted by Lisa, from Catholic Missionary Family . Thank you Lisa! During the Middle Ages in England, on the n...

Trick or treat! Happy Halloween, Mister. Today we are gonna talk about a little bit history of Halloween, as this is the most fun day in autumn, full of spooky decoration, and monsters or superheroes show up around in town. It’s really unique from any other holidays. But in the other hand, I also find…

These little cakes are a cross between a biscuit and a scone and are traditionally made for All Soul's Day, which is on the 2nd of November. Packed with currants and mixed spice, these lovely little cakes are delicious with an afternoon cuppa. This recipe is adapted from "Cattern Cakes and Lace".

In 2018, there was a global challenge issued to recreate a recipe from a 1604 Oxfordshire cookbook, for Soul Cakes. The recipe was from a c...