"Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross,
To see what Tommy will buy.
A little white loaf and a little white cake,
And a tuppeny apple pie."

 




Where to buy
Brown's Original
Banbury Cakes

 

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Brown's Original Banbury Cakes - still made by hand, to the historic recipe

Treat yourself to the unique delights of Brown's Original Banbury Cakes. Once you have tried one you will want to come back for more. The cakes are oval puff pastry cases filled with the only finest ingredients: Vostizza currants and other fruit, spices and natural flavourings all covered with a sprinkling of Cane Sugar. The recipe is said to have come into being in the early C13th when crusaders returning to Banbury from the Near East brought with them the dried fruit and spices. Since the Crusades the Banbury Cake has been widely used as a celebration cake at gatherings and feasts and is highly regarded as a delicacy. They taste as good now as they have done through history.

The cakes have been delivered to all parts of the world since the 18th Century including the Middle East, India, Australia and USA. You can also savour the cakes delivered to your own doorstep or send them as a gift. Just click on the Order Online button above. The cakes will keep fresh for at least four weeks so can be posted worldwide. Also available dor delivery are cakes using recipes from Brown's Victorian range. Please contact us for details.

 

 

News

From a satisfied customer:

"The cakes arrived and were quickly devoured. Absolutely delicious.
By the way - I am a former pastry chef - and its a treat to eat such amazing food like yours.
Warm regards
Chuck" New York, Feb 2009

- Feb 2008 Saturday Telegraph article on "Endangered Sweeties"

- May 2007 issue of Heritage Magazine includes an article on Banbury cakes.

- Philip Brown was interviewed for the 2nd time this year on BBC Radio Oxford, 22 May 2006.

- Listen to Philip Brown's interview on Radio Oxford - March 2006.

- Feb '06 - Order Banbury Cakes online and pay via Paypal's secure site.

- Brown's Original Banbury Cakes were included in the Sunday Telegraph Magazine's survey of regional cakes in November 2003.

-  Brown's Original Banbury Cakes were included in The   Independent's top 50 Best British Foods published in September   2003.

  Quote: "anything other than a Brown's is an impostor"

 - Visit the new Museum in Castle Quay, Banbury where you can see exhibits from the Original Cake Shop.

 
 

Read further about Banbury Cakes through history:

The Original Cake Shop                Banbury Cakes and Walter de la Mare


Banbury Cakes and Ben Jonson                 Banbury Cakes and GeorgeWashington