Heavy cake or Hevva cake (Cornish: Hevva) is a cake made from flour, lard, butter, milk, sugar and raisins that originated in Cornwall.
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Alternative names | Hevva cake |
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Type | Cake |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Region or state | Cornwall |
Main ingredients | Flour, lard, butter, milk, sugar, raisins |
Its name is derived from the pilchard industry in Cornwall prior to the 20th century when a 'huer' (cliff top lookout) helped locate shoals of fish. The huer would shout 'Hevva!, Hevva!' to alert the boats to the location of the pilchard shoals.[1] Cornish tradition states that Hevva cake was baked by the huers on their return to their homes, the cake being ready by the time the crews returned to land.[citation needed] Alternatively, it is known as heavy cake as it is not "light", not risen in the same way as yeast cake or a seedy bun.
The cakes are about 1/2" thick, with a criss-cross pattern scored across the top, representing the fishing nets.[2][3][4]
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