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Empire biscuit
Also known as: German biscuit
Scottish buttery sandwich biscuits filled with raspberry jam and topped with white icing and candied cherry.
About Empire biscuit
Empire biscuits are classic Scottish bakery biscuits made from two shortbread-like rounds joined with jam. This profile follows a raspberry-filled version topped with white water icing and candied cherry.
The biscuits are buttery and gently sweet, with bright raspberry fruit between the layers. White icing adds a clean sugary finish and the candied cherry contributes a small concentrated fruit note.
Each biscuit is a neat round sandwich with pale golden layers, a thin red jam seam and a smooth white iced top. The crumb is short and tender, contrasting with sticky jam and the firmer cherry garnish.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk, Egg, Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Empire biscuit
Scottish Empire Biscuits with Raspberry Jam and Water Icing.
- ButterRich short biscuit
- Granulated sugarBiscuit sweetness
- EggDough binding
- All-purpose wheat flourBiscuit structure
- Confectioners' sugarWhite icing base
- WaterSelected icing liquid
- Raspberry jamFruit sandwich filling
- Candied cherriesTraditional garnish
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Butter:
- Granulated sugar:
- Egg:
- All-purpose wheat flour:
- Confectioners' sugar:
- Water:
- Raspberry jam: . The source does not name a brand or provide the jam's complete commercial formula.
- Candied cherries: . The source does not name a brand or provide the candied fruit's complete commercial formula.
Origins & food traditions
Christina's Cucina supplies the complete Scottish Empire-biscuit recipe selected here, baking butter, sugar, egg and flour rounds before filling them with raspberry jam and decorating with water icing and candied cherry. The reference article independently identifies the Scottish origin and defining two-biscuit, jam, white-icing and glacé-cherry form.
Countries
- United Kingdom
- United KingdomCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Scottish Cuisine
- British Cuisine
- Scottish cuisineCatalogue link pending review
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