Baking doesn’t get better than this. Or something like that.
If you want to impress the family this Easter, then look no further than Britain’s first crowdsourced cake recipe.
The ultimate Easter cake, which was unveiled today, was based on the findings of a study into the nation’s favourite fillings and flavours, carried out by Aldi.
2,000 people were asked to feed their suggestions into the Easter cake to rule them all, resulting in this cake o’ plenty, which took 31 hours to bake, involved 39 different ingredients, has five layers and was finished with 352 chocolate mini eggs. *Drools*.
We just had a sugar rush thinking about it.
Of those cross-questioned on their cake-based urges, over a third (36%) named chocolate sponge as their favourite flavour, followed by cheesecake (33%), fruit cake (30%), carrot cake (29%) and Victoria sponge (24%) – all of which are reflected in the final cake’s five layers.
When it comes to a good filling, 53 per cent of Brits love a creamy finish, followed by chocolate (37%), strawberry jam (25%), and raspberry jam (23%), and almost half preferred their cake embellished with chocolate eggs (48%). Well, of course.
Decoration is also a must for many with 1 in 10 (12%) wanting to see edible decorations adorn their perfect cake.
The crowdsourced Easter cake was created using the Aldi Specialbuys kitchen range and lovingly crafted by Miranda Gore Browne, Great British Bake Off series one veteran.
Miranda admits: ‘To capture the tastes of the nation in one brilliant cake is quite a feat.’
However, we reckon if you start baking now, you might be done by Easter Sunday. Please feel free to send samples of your efforts into Metro c/o the Lifestyle team.
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