Lardy Cake
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Lardy Cake

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A firm favourite! This is a generations old recipe that still tastes as good today as it did all those years ago. Our own recipe lardy cake, packed with plump fruit and baked in golden syrup to make them that little bit extra sticky and so yummy!

Suitable for vegetarians

Suitable for freezing. For best results, thaw naturally and warm through in the oven.

£4.65

WHEAT Flour (with Calcium, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin), Water, Sugar, Shortening (Vegetable Oil (Sustainable Palm Oil & Palm Stearin, Rapeseed oil)), Currants (Currants, Sunflower oil), Sultanas (Sultanas, Sunflower Oil), Golden Syrup (Invert Sugar Syrup), Yeast, High Ratio Shortening (Vegetable Oil (Sustainable Palm Oil & Palm Fractions, Rapeseed Oil), Emulsifier (E471)), EGG, Skimmed MILK Powder, Salt, Bread Improver (Sustainable Palm Stearin, Emulsifier: E472e. Rapeseed Oil, Flour Treatment Agent (E300), Enzyme (WHEAT)

Typical Values Per 100g
Energy (kj) 1487.79
Energy (kcal) 355.59
Fat (g) 13.74
Saturates (g) 5.51
Carbohydrates (g) 52.46
Total Sugars (g) 26.88
Protein (g) 5.82
Salt (g) 1.12

 

Additional information

Weight 0.401 kg

207 reviews for Lardy Cake

  1. Linda H (verified owner) –

    Gorgeous lardy cake

  2. DIANE W (verified owner) –

    Great

  3. CHRISTINE (verified owner) –

    It’s been years since we had a lardy cake, and yours are delicious

  4. Debra T (verified owner) –

    Lovely and gooey just how we like it

  5. Peter C (verified owner) –

    Fresh

  6. Jonathan A (verified owner) –

    Marvellous cakes, took me back to my childhood

  7. Michael R (verified owner) –

    Very tasty

  8. Anonymous (verified owner) –

    Always perfect

  9. Cheryl (verified owner) –

    Authentic and delicious

  10. Paul Donoghue (verified owner) –

    It was nice.

  11. don (verified owner) –

    Lush couldn’t get enough, me no share

  12. stephen c (verified owner) –

    Excellent

  13. Ali V (verified owner) –

    The best cake ever! Glad I can get it as I live in Cheshire and cannot get to Reading very often. Great service, quick delivery, perfectly packed… thank you for letting me relive my childhood easier now.

  14. Patricia B. (verified owner) –

    wonderful lardy cake very tasty and moist.

  15. Janet (verified owner) –

    Very good, brought back many happy memories of having Larry cake as a child

  16. Peter Corderoy (verified owner) –

    Tacky just wonderful

  17. Claire Mutten (verified owner) –

    I used to get lardy cake from your bakery when I was a kid then we moved to Essex 38 years ago and have never been able to get it since. I even tried making it myself which was nice but no where near as good and then I found you delivered and it definitely didn’t disappoint it still tastes amazing and bought back so many memories so thank you will definitely be ordering again soon

  18. Maureen Murray (verified owner) –

    It was just as I remember 70 years ago when my parents bought from the baker’s van once a week, absolutely delicious. It was very well packaged as well.

  19. Paul M (verified owner) –

    Superb.

  20. Trevor D (verified owner) –

    Wow what can I say fast delivery and mmmm so tasty just as I remember these are hard to get these days so I am glad I have found a supplier

  21. Alison S (verified owner) –

    very good

  22. Liz Butcher (verified owner) –

    It was delicious. The cellophane wrapping had split on one corner and some of the stickiness had leaked, no big problem.

  23. Paul (verified owner) –

    Superb bakery and great delivery. Can’t be faulted.

  24. Robert Wilson (verified owner) –

    Very nice lovely and sticky

  25. Eddie Johnstone (verified owner) –

    Lush

  26. Joan C. (verified owner) –

    Okay but just a little bit dry for me.

  27. Christopher Snow (verified owner) –

    Best Larry cake I’ve had in many a year, thanks

  28. Liz Butcher (verified owner) –

    lovely Easter treat

  29. Jonathan Alexander (verified owner) –

    Marvelous

  30. Eddie J. (verified owner) –

    Nice

  31. Jane S. (verified owner) –

    Best I’ve had for years

  32. Shirley Packer (verified owner) –

    I was brought up with Lardy Bread, and it is unavailable where I live, so I was pleased to get it from you, and will be purchasing it again.

  33. Julie Lawton (verified owner) –

    Was easy to order.delivery was for my mother-inlaw who lives up north and can not get lardy cakes they were delivered on day I asked for. And she said they were lovley.

  34. Robert Wilson (verified owner) –

    Love this gone in a day

  35. Peter B. (verified owner) –

    Excellent, best served with no one. Ordered more

  36. David (verified owner) –

    splendid moreish

  37. Allan (verified owner) –

    These wonderful cakes brought back so many delicious memories from my youth, just fantastic.

  38. Stephen Tubb (verified owner) –

    Your Lardy Cakes are absolutely delicious and just as I remember from my younger years and a big thank you for my order as I will be ordering again through out the year ,five ⭐ to yourselves.

  39. Peter (verified owner) –

    Excellent taste

  40. Shirley Packer (verified owner) –

    Very tasty, enjoyed every mouthful, thank you.

  41. paul (verified owner) –

    Slightly overbaked, but still great!

  42. Robert Wilson (verified owner) –

    Very good lovely and sticky

  43. Donna Chaplin (verified owner) –

    Very Very nice

  44. Linda Hawkins (verified owner) –

    It was delicious

  45. Robert Eldridge (verified owner) –

    Quite disappointing! I’m old enough to remember real lardy cakes! Even heated up a piece of your lardy cake was not as sticky as of old. Unfortunately I had to buy 3 from you but won’t bother again.

    • Leah Waring (store manager) –

      Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We’re sorry to hear that our lardy cakes didn’t meet your expectations. We strive to maintain traditional flavours and textures, and it’s disappointing to hear we missed the mark and they are not as you remember lardy cakes of old. Your comments are valuable and help us continually review our products and services. Thank you once again for your valuable feedback.

  46. Melenie Cooper (verified owner) –

    So good,i need another one!

  47. Amy (verified owner) –

    Delicious, exactly as a lardy cake should be. Delivery was great too

  48. Michael Robbins (verified owner) –

    Wonderful loved it

  49. Robert Wilson (verified owner) –

    Very good and tasty.

  50. Caroline (verified owner) –

    Arrived very quickly and was a lovely birthday surprise

  51. John K. (verified owner) –

    Excellent

  52. Margaret (verified owner) –

    The best lardy cake I’ve had in a long time

  53. Anonymous (verified owner) –

    Love Hesse always have..

  54. Robert Wilson (verified owner) –

    Very good as always.

  55. Paul Mason (verified owner) –

    Superb quality. Shame about the delivery – post office failed to deliver on-time!

  56. Pamela Whitehouse (verified owner) –

    It was very nice

  57. Steve V. (verified owner) –

    Tastes as delicious as it looks

  58. Evelyn Evans (verified owner) –

    Arrived on the date requested and well packaged. Been craving lardy cake since I moved up North 20 years ago where you can’t seem to get them and no-one seems to know what they are! Hesitated about ordering because minimum order amount is £15 which meant I had to order 4 of them! The craving got the better of me so went ahead – so glad I did. Gave 2 away to neighbours who really enjoyed them – so much so they wish they had heard of them before and now also wish you could get them up here. Didn’t take me long to demolish the other two. So very tasty, especially when warmed in the oven for a few minutes. Thank you Warings bakery – a real treat.

  59. Jeanette Sutcliffe (verified owner) –

    Was delicious. Just like grandma made .

  60. Sue Hawker (verified owner) –

    Lovely

  61. glenys (verified owner) –

    Fresh and gorgeous

  62. Glynis (verified owner) –

    A bit dry

  63. Robert M. (verified owner) –

    Fantastic and would certainly buy more

  64. Jacquie (verified owner) –

    Tasty not had these for years

  65. SHERRAL WOOD (verified owner) –

    The best I’ve had

  66. Ruth Griffiths (verified owner) –

    Great lardy cake, delivered in great condition on promised day.

  67. Karen Willmott (verified owner) –

    Moist deliciousness

  68. Claire Mutten (verified owner) –

    Still tastes the same as it did over 30 years ago, amazing

  69. Ann Twigg (verified owner) –

    Good

  70. clarissa (verified owner) –

    Exactly how I remember my Nans Lardy cake! Absolutely delicious! So glad I found somewhere that delivers. I will definitely be ordering more!

  71. Frances K. (verified owner) –

    This was very tasty. Lovely lot of syrup on it. Would buy again.

  72. Jacqui R. (verified owner) –

    Not the same as used to be

  73. Margaret Truefitt (verified owner) –

    This Lardycake was so good I shall be getting some more yummy

  74. Samantha S. (verified owner) –

    Delicious and gooey, will defo be back for more 😋

  75. Shirley PATTERSON (verified owner) –

    Very moorish

  76. Lisa (verified owner) –

    Purchased for dads 80th as always his favourite and hasn’t had in over 30 years as moved to Scotland. Absolutely delicious in his words “sheer delight”

  77. Susan (verified owner) –

    The best lardy cake ever!

  78. Elsie M Cannon (verified owner) –

    So Yummy definitely get again

  79. Paul (verified owner) –

    Yummy.

  80. Patricia Wheeler (verified owner) –

    Thanks

  81. Valerie Eaton (verified owner) –

    Lovely

  82. Brett S. (verified owner) –

    Very nice

  83. Adam B. (verified owner) –

    Nothing special

  84. Linda Clark (verified owner) –

    Best Lardy cakes ever fruity moist very good

  85. Jonathan Alexander (verified owner) –

    Marvellous

  86. Kathleen T. (verified owner) –

    Since leaving Reading 12 years ago I have missed your delicious Lardy cakes so finding I can have them delivered is great and they are still delicious.

  87. PAUL BULLOCK (verified owner) –

    excellent! takes me back to my home town Gloucester ,yummy!!!!!

  88. Anonymous (verified owner) –

    Very nice.

  89. Adrian Barlow (verified owner) –

    Excellent quality

  90. lynda sabinipoole (verified owner) –

    OH YES PLEASE YUMMY

  91. Anonymous (verified owner) –

    Very Good

  92. Pam (verified owner) –

    Very yummy

  93. Marian H. (verified owner) –

    Was wonderful to have cakes delivered now living in Wales sooo hard to find any cake resembling a lardy cake and all friends driving into England try to find one for me your cakes are the very best have frozen some later thank you

  94. Brett Silver (verified owner) –

    Delicious many thanks 🙏

  95. Valerie Eaton (verified owner) –

    Lovely an sticky just how I like them

  96. Margaret Truefitt (verified owner) –

    Larry cake was so yummy had all to myself

  97. Denise Thorpe Scadding (verified owner) –

    The Lardy cakes were sent as a gift so I didn’t try them myself. However, the recipient did love them. They were well packed and arrived on the day requested. I’m very happy with the service

  98. Kevin A. (verified owner) –

    Wonderful. Just how I remember Lardy Cake .

  99. Robert Wilson (verified owner) –

    Really good, full of fruit and really sticky.

  100. Rosemary Haynes (verified owner) –

    I read somewhere to put them in the freezer for a while, which I did, these are the best Lardy Cakes I’ve found in a very very long time. We use to be able to get Lardy Cake from a bakers in Barnstaple but for some reason they stopped selling them. I’ve tried many different ones since & have been so disappointed, but at last have found these & they are really good.

  101. Deborah (verified owner) –

    Love love love

  102. Deborah Brand (verified owner) –

    As above

  103. Helene Crozier (verified owner) –

    The experience with Waring’s Bakery was excellent and beyond expectations.
    Was very happy and satisfied with the purchase. The quality is of outstanding levels.
    Shall recommend Waring’s Bakery to friends and relatives.
    Shall definitely buy from you Waring’s again.
    Thank you for excellent customer service and courtesy.

  104. Geraint Humphreys (verified owner) –

    really good enjoy

  105. Patricia Miscandlon (verified owner) –

    Delicious Will buy again.

  106. Sandra Sipson (verified owner) –

    Best Lardie I’ve ever tasted ,I’m from Reading originally and can’t get decent lardie near here

  107. Jackie (verified owner) –

    Loved them, living in Scotland we can’t get Lardy cake, so being able to get it delivered is great 😊

  108. Paul (verified owner) –

    Brilliant cake and brilliant service.

  109. barbara court (verified owner) –

    Haven’t had lardy bread for years and these didn’t disapoint

  110. Denise (verified owner) –

    I didn’t buy them for me, but had to try a slice, it was as a Lardy cake should be, very moist and tasty.

  111. Terence Bamber (verified owner) –

    Small size. A poor imitation.

  112. Mary (verified owner) –

    MEMORIES.. my father used to visit a bakery in Merthyr Tydfil back in the 60ies, always brought back some Lardy cake…. but I never knew where this bakery was and never managed to find it.. then I saw an advert for Warings and Lardy cake, oh boy ..blast from the past… it is perfect… just like the old man used to get… 5+stars every time ….

  113. Anonymous (verified owner) –

    Lovely cake, pity it arrived a day late

  114. Thomas Green (verified owner) –

    My Nan had mentioned this on quite a few occasions and said how it isn’t available to buy anywhere locally. I was really happy to find this, and she absolutely loved it. Will be ordering again in the future.

  115. Peter Taylor (verified owner) –

    i bought the cake for my 85 year old father as he had not eaten lardy cake for decades and really enjoyed the cake

  116. Shakeela S. (verified owner) –

    This was epic, the only downside was I had to share! I could have eaten it all it was so nice.

  117. Kevin Atterton (verified owner) –

    Excellent quality thoroughly enjoyable

  118. Mary (verified owner) –

    These taste just like I remember from years ago when village bakeries were found on every high street…

  119. marilyn thorne (verified owner) –

    excellent

  120. John S. (verified owner) –

    Keep it secret, keep it safe, otherwise everyone will want one!

  121. Mrs B. (verified owner) –

    Memory is of a crunchy sugar outer and slightlier stodgier texture. Not made with lard I note?
    Colleagues of a certain age enjoyed this!

  122. Stephen T. (verified owner) –

    Excellent service and so deliciously lovely sticky goodness and a lovely reminder of home as I live in Wales and they have never heard of them and cannot get them here.So a big thank you to your staff and as this is my second order from you and will be ordering again in the near future .

  123. Amanda Thompson (verified owner) –

    Beautiful

  124. Jacqueline (verified owner) –

    Fabulous lardy cakes – very reasonably priced . Prompt delivery – will need to order more soon as they are being consumed very quickly ! A treat we have missed since moving to Devon !

  125. Ali (verified owner) –

    Tasted exactly as I remembered.
    I was hesitant to buy bakery products by mail order but these were amazing, fresh and delicious.

  126. Anonymous (verified owner) –

    A favourite

  127. Anonymous (verified owner) –

    Exactly as Lardy Cake should be !

  128. Julie Lawton (verified owner) –

    I get these send UP to my mother in law who lives up near hartlepool. As she cant get these up there. And at 90 she gets really excited when I tell her she got some on there way.

  129. Sarah S. (verified owner) –

    Very enjoyable -will re order again!

  130. Mary Rowe (verified owner) –

    I was born in Reading and my grandma used to buy us lardy cake. This is the best one I’ve found. Delivered on the day requested.

  131. Richard Cousens (verified owner) –

    Very good thank you

  132. Alison (verified owner) –

    Haven’t eaten lardy cake in years. These were just as I remember them.

  133. KAY S. (verified owner) –

    I’d never tried this before but I was pleasantly surprised. It was soft and chewy and delicious. I had to stop myself from eating it in one go. Very nice.

  134. Linda Allen (verified owner) –

    The best Lardy in the land!

  135. Stephen Burton (verified owner) –

    Excellent quality and a reminder of the past. Enjoyed the first one, two more to go and will be back for more now I have found the source

  136. MRS H. (verified owner) –

    Beautiful, we have missed this since we moved to Devon 21 years ago!

  137. Jane (verified owner) –

    Lovely, not too sweet. Will definitely buy again

  138. Heather Wade (verified owner) –

    Absolutely delicious

  139. Peter Corderoy (verified owner) –

    Always sticky and fresh

  140. Annette (verified owner) –

    Very tasty really enjoyed

  141. David Jones (verified owner) –

    Arrived on date requested, well packaged. Ate one whole cake that day another three packed away snuggly on the freezer. Brought back fond memories of my time in Oxford and then in Swindon in the sixties. Not had any since moving to Oldham. Heavenly. Having to resist eating one every day.

  142. Maralyn (verified owner) –

    These were my favourite product i will be back for more

  143. Thelma (verified owner) –

    Delicious

  144. Anonymous (verified owner) –

    The best

  145. Winifred M. (verified owner) –

    Just as we remebered it when living in Reading

  146. sheila burnhams (verified owner) –

    it was alright

  147. Cheryl Brown (verified owner) –

    Absolutely delicious 😋

  148. Kathleen Grimes (verified owner) –

    So fresh and lardy will always buy warings bakery exalent

  149. Dawn Jones (verified owner) –

    Fab

  150. Susan Staples (verified owner) –

    I simply love your Lardy Cakes – brings back fond memories of when I could buy them locally in a bakery shop. Thank you so much for continuing this ‘gone out of fashion’ moreish, tasty, sticky bread.

  151. Catherine (verified owner) –

    The best!

  152. Gina Lyle (verified owner) –

    Very good

  153. Anne Caselton (verified owner) –

    Very nice but delayed delivery was between 10 and 2 but it 3 20

  154. PAN BULLOCK (verified owner) –

    Lovely, 100% great!!!

  155. Michael Harvey (verified owner) –

    Same as above comment nothing. like them in the north.

  156. Anonymous (verified owner) –

    Very Very sticky

  157. Sean Hicks (verified owner) –

    Really, really nice

  158. Jean (verified owner) –

    Simply the best

  159. Anthony Sandland (verified owner) –

    Far too sticky with treacle.since my childhood they were moist with sugar on top but not drenched in treacle.

  160. Phil Champion (verified owner) –

    Spot on delivery all intact the Scott’s don’t know what they are missing

  161. Paul (verified owner) –

    Brilliant!

  162. Rosemary Haynes (verified owner) –

    Delicious as usual.

  163. Donna (verified owner) –

    Absolutely delicious, my favourite ❤️

  164. Diane (verified owner) –

    Delicious

  165. Steven Harris (verified owner) –

    Fantastic

  166. Caroline V. (verified owner) –

    Delicious 😋

  167. Julie (verified owner) –

    Fantastic love the sticky lardy cake. Received in good timely manner. Just as I remember from my childhood

  168. Andrew F. (verified owner) –

    Excellent

  169. Anonymous (verified owner) –

    Really lovely. Sticky + tasty. Full of vine fruits.

  170. Joseph (verified owner) –

    Ordered these for my dad as a birthday present – they were a thing where I grew up but now moved away and can’t get them. They arrived freshly baked on the day, and tasted delicious, dad loved them. Also huge, so they ended up freezing a couple for later lardy emergencies 🙂

  171. Susan S. (verified owner) –

    Beautiful its a while since lve had a lardy cake but loved it

  172. Terry S. (verified owner) –

    As good as I think I can find,..just lacking a little succulence from what I remember?

  173. Philip Rendall (verified owner) –

    Wonderful cake. Takes me back to the old days. Would definitely recommend.

  174. Geoff B. (verified owner) –

    Haven’t had a Lardy cake for years, you can’t get them here in London W3. So in desperation I went online, found Warings and immediately ordered 2 of them, plus some croissants for good measure. I was not disappointed. Ordering Lardy cakes online may now become standard procedure.

  175. Brett S. (verified owner) –

    Very nice 🙂

  176. Audrey (verified owner) –

    It’s been a long time since I had lardy cake and
    I thougherly enjoyed it

  177. Jean (verified owner) –

    Best ever

  178. Barry C. (verified owner) –

    Excellent, just as I remembered them back in the day!!!!

  179. Philip C. (verified owner) –

    Since moving to Scotland from Reading we have been unable to get Lardy cake, at Last we have warrings Bakery

  180. Liz D. (verified owner) –

    Love lardy cake. Was in Tilehurst and grow up having them. Will order again.

  181. Linda⁷ Cox (verified owner) –

    Wonderful will buy again

  182. Julue lawton (verified owner) –

    Lovley lardy cakes

  183. Anonymous (verified owner) –

    Very tasty

  184. Heather Wade (verified owner) –

    Lovely as always,thank you

  185. Chris (verified owner) –

    Amazing

  186. Helen Cox (verified owner) –

    Lovely and gooey

  187. Lorraine Thomas (verified owner) –

    Very dry was really looking forward to this

  188. Chris M. (verified owner) –

    Delicious

  189. Miriam (verified owner) –

    This is heavenly and exactly as I remember it from my youth !

  190. Rosemary Haynes (verified owner) –

    I always put in the freezer for a while, so haven’t as yet eaten. If my past orders are anything to go by they will be extremely tasty.

  191. graham ritchie (verified owner) –

    the best i have tasted since i was a kid and i am 70 now will be buying more soon

  192. Judith Champion (verified owner) –

    Lardy is what we remember as a proper Lardy. Very tasty and full of dried fruit with lots of lovely sticky caramel toffee sugar crust .

  193. Anonymous (verified owner) –

    Scrumptious!

  194. Anonymous (verified owner) –

    Very pleased with lardy cake nice and fresh and and the topping is just how I like it

  195. Geoff Bevitt (verified owner) –

    Yummy!

  196. MAUREEN EMPSON (verified owner) –

    Really nice

  197. Terry Smart (verified owner) –

    Too dry this time..

  198. Susan Smith (verified owner) –

    Will be buying again

  199. Caroline Spencer (verified owner) –

    I received on the 17th the 18th it was out if date waste of money.

    • Daniel (store manager) –

      Thank you for leaving another review — we’re genuinely sorry to hear that you were unhappy with your order.

      We wanted to share a little more about how our products are made, as it might help explain the date on the packaging. At Warings, everything is baked fresh to order in our bakery, using time-honoured methods and without adding the preservatives or artificial shelf-life extenders found in many mass-produced goods.

      That’s why the date shown is a best before — not a use by — meaning the product is still safe to enjoy after this date, even if some of the freshness begins to fade. We do this because we prioritise quality over shelf life, and we know that’s not for everyone — but it’s something we’re proud of.

      We really value your feedback and are always here if you’d like to talk more about your experience. Please feel free to get in touch with us directly.

  200. Charles Relfe (verified owner) –

    Excellent

  201. John Garry (verified owner) –

    Just as I remember a lardy cake to be

  202. Yolande P. (verified owner) –

    Lovely be buying more

  203. Andrew F. (verified owner) –

    Excellent, fruity & sticky

  204. Tracy Kynaston (verified owner) –

    mmmmm lovely with a cuppa

  205. Anonymous (verified owner) –

    Not too bad though could have had a little more fruit and been more moist inside . Quite small for price will not be reordering as I have now found a better one at a farm shop which is more like the old fashioned lardy cake of years ago.

  206. Penny (verified owner) –

    Excellent

  207. Barry Crocker (verified owner) –

    Absolutely beautiful to eat. Thank you so much. I will be back at some stage.

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