Tunis cake anyone?

sassyblue

I remember tunis cake from my youth but thought we had it at Easter! Just goes to show how muddled you can be - mind you l was very young in both the 70's and 80's

invisiblecabbage

wow, I thought it was just our strange family that yearned for Tunis cake. No-one else I know understands me!
My Nan and Grandad always brought a tin of biscuits some crackers and a tunis cake when they came for Christmas many moons ago. they have both passed away yet my mum has kept the tradition going for 15 years. She has seen occasionally in shops but as she buys for all the families (6 needed) she bakes them herself. definitely no shortage of chocolate on them and over the years she has perfected the marzipan fruits. Don't forget there used to be a thin wriggly line of pink and yellow icing around the cake on top of the chocolate.

Lovely light cake when the heavy fruit cake is too much.

invisiblecabbage

sharalee99 wrote: »

I emailed United Biscuits (They took over this part of McVities apparently)
and they have said it was a marketing decision, but they emailed me a recipe. here it is!

Impressive!!:j:j

charliee_3

i saw tunis cakes reduced in morrisons the other day to 93p.. i would have bought one, but i knew i would just eat it!! lol

sharalee99

invisiblecabbage wrote: »

Impressive!!:j:j

They emailed within 24 hours too!
I think we all ought to bombard them with emails to bring back the Tunis!!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

leeann79

on the search for one this year, anyone seen any?

NoahsPennilessMummy

there was one listed amongst christmas cakes on Sainsburys online when i looked last week

PasturesNew

Facebook Bring Back Tunis Cake campaign http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6644602491

MrsE_2

essexgal wrote: »

Tunis Cake ! :j

Probably the reason I don't like Christmas Cake - why have marzipan and rock hard icing (yuk) when you could have lovely smooth madeira cake with CHOCOLATE !!!!

I remember we had to cut it with a (very) sharp knife 'cos the chocolate was soooooo thick. Am fairly sure the butter cream icing was yellow and piped in swirls round the edge. I thought the fruit were spaced out but I might be remembering our homemade version as we made all our own cakes when I was little.

The Tesco one looks as if the madeira is too light in texture - I remember it being more 'solid' iykwim.

essexgal

Never had it, but you make it sound nice:D

Waitrose sell them:D

ladylewis

hi just to let you all know managed to pick one of these up in sainsburys last night, in the cake section by the bakery