Marks and Spencer – packaged

Location                                 Trafford Centre

Largest Dimension             90mm

Thickness                              28mm

Weight of cake                     90gm

Colour of upper crust       Pale with large white sugar crystals

THE PASTRY WAS LABELLED PUFF BUT WAS NOT.

Eccles cakes should use flaky pastry

Interest in crust                  2 slits and 1 small round hole – nice

Thickness of base               8mm (varies) Thick, hard with uncooked layer.

Weight of fruit                     30gm but felt mean.

Texture of filling                 Bound but shrivelled fruit ( not soaked in syrup)

Base caramelisation         Nil

Overview

Hugely disappointing. Labelled for export and this is likely to expose British cakes to ridicule!