Eccles cake is a small tea cake with a chewy filling of dried currants, flavored with allspice and nutmeg.
Eccles cakes are named after the town of Eccles in Greater Manchester, England, where they originated. The pastry was first sold commercially in Eccles in the late 18th century. The cakes gained popularity and have since become a well-known British baked good. Although the exact origin of the recipe is unclear, Eccles cakes are strongly associated with this northern English town, which gave them their name.