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In Scotland, we have a very old tradition of making black bun for Hogmanay. I rarely see this baked at home nowadays, although it is made commercially. I have to admit I've only made it once ...
Dear Eric: Just wondering if you could provide a recipe and some background information for Scottish black bun. I’d like to try making it in place of Christmas fruitcake this year. Roopa Dear ...
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Hogmanay in Scotland is a huge deal ... So famous that even Robert Louis Stevenson has written about them, Black Buns are a type of dense and rich fruit cake often made at this time of year ...