Advice on err....cake?

tackleberry
tackleberry Posts: 82
edited May 2012 in The bottom bracket
Our family has opened a small cafe in a Cumbrian town that, due to my influence, will welcome cyclists with open arms. So what kind of fare would my fellow riders prefer? Any suggestions on kinds of cake (duh!), drinks or snacks etc would be welcome.

T

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  • Kendal Black Drop
    Kendal Black Drop Posts: 638
    May I be the first to suggest Eccles cake?

    Borrowdale tea bread, lemon drizzle, strawberry cheesecake, chocolate cake, Black forest gateaux... the list is endless.

    Where is your cafe? Feel free to give yourselves a plug.
  • Rigga
    Rigga Posts: 939
    Parkin and flapjack..
  • tackleberry
    tackleberry Posts: 82
    La Cucina Brampton Cumbria. My daughter is hoping to "re-brand".

    Open on a Sunday. Flapjacks are sitting in our kitchen as we speak. May not get the rest just yet.

    Coffee, tea and home made lemonade.

    Energy drinks? Or is that not the point.

    T
  • nevman
    nevman Posts: 1,611
    Here`s a tip-forget the food,we`ll eat and and drink anything,but if you are prepared to turn socks* on a radiator,the world will beat a path to your door.Good luck.

    *(PS that has happened)
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  • BillyMansell
    BillyMansell Posts: 817
    Boiled fruit cake - dead simple and you can't go wrong. Big slabs with a big mug of tea, at the right price.

    My late mum used to make several of these for every local cycling event and despite her being an atrocious cook* she could whip up a mean boiled fruit cake and the guys loved it.

    Also, bread pudding is a good way of regenerating stale bread and fruit cake.



    *It's what inspired me to train as a chef
  • msmancunia
    msmancunia Posts: 1,415
    Mars Bar cake - 10oz butter, 10oz rice krispies, 11 mars bars. Melt butter and chopped up Mars Bars together until a sludgy mess, but don't let it boil. Take off the heat, add rice krispies and stir until incorporated. Pour into a slightly greased shallow dish, press firmly with the back of a tablespoon, and leave to go cold. Cut into slices and serve.

    Even though I used to be a chef and can cook up all kinds of marvels, this is what my family and friends ask for more than anything else.
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  • thescouselander
    thescouselander Posts: 549
    My two favourites: Lemon Drizzle and Chocolate Tiffin.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,506
    Chocolate Amoretti torte :D
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    Nice big tea cakes, ones made with butter preferably. All cyclists love tea cakes.
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  • pilot_pete
    pilot_pete Posts: 2,120
    Carrot cake every time for me...

    PP
  • lemon63
    lemon63 Posts: 253
    Carrot cake every time for me...
    what he said

    The Abbey Mill in Tintern does a good un
  • OffTheBackAdam
    OffTheBackAdam Posts: 1,869
    Beans on toast!
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  • Peddle Up!
    Peddle Up! Posts: 2,040
    OffTheBackAdam wrote:
    Beans on toast!

    +1
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  • y33stu
    y33stu Posts: 376
    Caramel Shortbread or rocky road. Won't stop at a cafe without them.

    Unless I'm going anywhere near some large hills. In which case, anything cake based will do.
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  • Redhog14
    Redhog14 Posts: 1,377
    y33stu wrote:
    Caramel Shortbread or rocky road. Won't stop at a cafe without them.

    Unless I'm going anywhere near some large hills. In which case, anything cake based will do.

    +1 and then try making cheesecake with Nutella... Nom Nom :D
    @surroundedbh
  • Soni
    Soni Posts: 1,217
    Lardycake!!! :D

    Havent had that in years!! :x
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