A Lancashire courting cake traditionally contains which fruit?

Witton Park near Blackburn in Lancashire, was the last pre-nuptial public appearance for Prince William and his then fiancée, Kate Middleton. And, in true Lancastrian spirit, they were presented with a Courting Cake, which in some parts of Lancashire were lovingly baked by the fiancée, and presented to her betrothed as a token of love, care and friendship, following their courtship.

The history of the Lancashire Courting Cake it is somewhere between a firm sponge - with a greater proportion of flour to fat and eggs than a Victoria sponge cake - and a shortbread base and was proof of the bride-to-be’s baking skills. Like lovers, food and Lancashire go hand-in-hand.

The cake was traditionally filled with lightly bruised, or over-ripe strawberries or raspberries.