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.