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What name is given to a sponge cake with jam and cream in the middle that is named after a British monarch?
Victoria sponge
Which region of the UK do Eccles cakes come from?
Lancashire
In baking, what is a ‘soggy bottom’?
when the pastry on the base of your tart or pie is not fully cooked
A piece of which cake is said to show you who you will marry in your dreams if it is placed under your pillow?
fruit cake
How many cupcakes did Patrick Bertoletti eat in six minutes in 2012 to break the world record?
72
What kind of cake does Miss Trunchbull make Bruce Bogtrotter eat in Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda’?
chocolate cake
Where do cupcakes get their name from?
They were originally baked in cups.
Which famous French royal supposedly said, “Let them eat cake!” when she found out the French people had no bread?
Marie Antoinette
What is the Guinness World Record for the tallest cake?
33m
What ingredients are used to make buttercream?
butter and icing sugar
Which cake gets its name from the French word for a flash of lightning?
éclair (so named because it is eaten ‘in a flash’!)
This cake has squares of pink and yellow sponge and is covered in marzipan. What is its name?
Battenberg
When are mince pies traditionally eaten?
Christmas
Which of these cakes does not originate in America?
Chelsea bun
