3 Stir in remaining dry ingredients. Break up the egg in a separate bowl. 8 Cut into rounds using a biscuit cutter. This leaves a residue of fat, the cakes actually cook in their own fat. Turn them over and repeat on the other side.
Mixed spice is a mix of ground spices that is available premixed here in England.
Welsh cakes are great eaten hot or cold, with or without butter, though I never use butter myself. I usually make a double batch because they don't keep. But to store them, allow to go cold and place in an airtight box. They will keep for up to a week. I often add a little more of the spices to give them more of a kick.