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Sponge cake is a term for the lighter range of "typical" cake in both US and UK. However, since the range of cakes typically baked varies between the US and UK, in British usage one finds "sponges" that are heavier and denser than what an American would call a "sponge".
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Nov 29, 2015 · The best example is sticky toffee pudding, a date cake with caramel sauce that’s traditionally steamed but is now often baked. (It also might originally be Canadian, not British .) Americans...
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- Artic Roll. A rolled, frozen dessert made from ice cream and sponge cake.
- Baps. Large, soft rolls.
- Bakewell Tart. A shortcrust pastry topped with layers of jam, frangipane, and flaked almonds; no connection is known to the Derbyshire town of Bakewell, from which it gets its name.
- Battenburg Cake. Known in the U.S. as a checkerboard cake; the British version is a pink-and-yellow sponge cake covered in marzipan with either jam or icing accents inside.
Our guide to British slang words, lingo & expressions includes regional variations from the Queen's English, Cockney, to Welsh colloquialisms.
Jun 30, 2017 · Trifle: Also a word leaned to American slang, the trifles made by GBBO contestants are desserts stacked high with layers of whipped cream, custard and sponge cake soaked in sherry, often...
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Dec 5, 2023 · If you’ve ever watched (or binged) The Great British Bakeoff (a popular baking reality show) then you know it is full of vocabular oddities such as “pasties,” “proofing” and “saucy puds.”. You were probably left feeling confused and slightly concerned with desserts called “spotted dick.”.
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