Today’s recipe is for Coventry God Cakes, a traditional regional recipe from The Midlands in England. These triangular puff pastry pies are filled with mincemeat, with an optional slug of rum added, and are baked with an egg white and sugar coated glaze. Traditionally given by godparents to their god children on their confirmation, or at Easter, the triangular shape and markings is said to represent The Holy Trinity. The size of each God Cake denoted the wealth of the giver and the family, so there was much competition to make them larger than other families! This recipe is very simple to make when using ready made puff pastry, and I was able to use up some homemade mincemeat that was leftover from Christmas. I made 8 God Cakes, but they were on the large size, so this recipe would also yield up to 12 smaller ones.
