Location Bishops Stortford
Largest Dimension 111mm
Thickness 40mm
Weight of cake 150gm
Colour of upper crust Uniformly pale
Interest in crust Pleasantly laminated
Thickness of base 12mm – laminated
Weight of fruit 80gm ! Filled with fruit cake mixture and know locally as a Banbury Not an Eccles Cake
Texture of filling Beautifully bound with large currants
Base caramelisation Partially glazed
Overview
We are keen to not inhibit innovation. There is a place for alternative fillings but this was a step too far. The Cake looked exactly like an Eccles Cake but the filling made it something else – delicious but correctly not labelled as an Eccles Cake