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Help needed from cake lovers lol

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Ann

Ann Report 7 Oct 2006 12:21

Hi All - long time no chat I need help (lol) When I lived in the South we used to buy cheesecakes from the bakers - they were puff pastry topped with sponge then topped with shredded coconut set in icing - up here in the North they have never heard of them - please tell me I am not going insane Ann xx

Ruth

Ruth Report 7 Oct 2006 12:25

We have them here in Aberdeenshire but without the icing. they have just the sponge on top with a small bit of the pastry on the top. We call them cheesecakes although to me they are just sponge. My fil cuts his open and puts jam between the sponge and pastry. xx

Ann

Ann Report 7 Oct 2006 12:30

I think that sometimes they did have jam under the spongey bit My OH calls them hairy cakes lol

Valice in

Valice in Report 7 Oct 2006 14:21

Never heard of what you describe, but the nearest sounds like a bakewell tart.

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 8 Oct 2006 02:50

We had a thread about this a long time ago, wish I could remember the title. Liz

Spam

Spam Report 8 Oct 2006 03:40

Yes I asked about this months ago and swore it wasn't cheesecake :-) But it IS Don't know why its called that but I loved them. Can't get them here,I did try to make some but they turned out terrible

Deb Vancouver (18665)

Deb Vancouver (18665) Report 8 Oct 2006 05:18

I remember the thread months ago about the same thing. After much discussion it was found to be a regional item (London area I think). Deb

Iris

Iris Report 9 Oct 2006 13:29

they are called london chessecakes, the sort i get for oh, are just pastry, icing and coconut...iris

Researching:
brown. brooman , mackellow all in sussex ,kent or surrey

Jeff

Jeff Report 9 Oct 2006 13:33

Oooh Ann - you're right. Yes - London Cheesecakes, and it seems they never made it North of Watford, They don't have them here in the Midlands either. Jeff

Willow

Willow Report 9 Oct 2006 13:36

there called london cheesecakes, and are my fav and they sell them where i live in bedfordshire. Have you got a Greggs bakers near you? if you do they sell them