Chatwins

This  voluptuous little cake was even better than it looked!

Location                                 Llangollen

Largest Dimension             70mm

Thickness                              37m

Weight of cake                     110gm

Colour of upper crust       Pale but interesting with very glittery sugar crystals

Interest in crust                  Small holes and sugar crystals

Texture of crust                   Delightful. Melt in the mouth. Attractive tasting pastry.

Colour of base                     Mid brown.

Thickness of base              6mm.

Texture of base                   Short crust

Weight of fruit                     50gm.  Bursting

Texture of filling                 Succulant fruit bound to perfection.

Base caramelisation        None.

Overview

As the smaller bakery chains with in-store ovens grow more confident and expand into other towns they encounter other similar firms. Llangollen sees Chatwins in the same street as Gerrards. This may not end well.