cauldron cakes

[squeakinby]

No: HPFGUIDX 99196

This shouldn't be too controversial.  What's a cauldron cake?  Is it 
like some English thing that really exists?  Is it like a Twinkie or Mr. 
Whippy (kidding).  Is it like a pumpkin pie with 2 crusts?

Would a Yank consider "cake" a misnomer the way we don't understanding 
"pudding"?

Is it not a dessert but a savory like a pasty?  Is it really cooked in a 
cauldron or was it in the past but now it's cooked in an oven?  Is it 
like a dumpling or grunt the way that could be cooked over a fire and 
not necessarily in the oven.

But then how would one consume such an item?  Especially on a train.

And if anyone is really in an explaining mood, what's Spotted Dick?

Jem