Romney's Kendal Mint Cake 85 g (Pack of 8)

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Kendal Mint Cake is based on a traditional recipe known as mint cake, peppermint tablet, and various other names. [3] Three companies still produce Kendal Mint Cake. The origin of the cake is allegedly a batch of glacier mint sweets that went wrong. In 1869, Joseph Wiper, who married into the Thompson family of confectioners based in Kendal, supposedly left the boiled solution for glacier mints overnight and it turned cloudy and solidified. The resulting 'mint cake' was discovered in the morning. [4] We don’t just do bars of Kendal mint cake. You can also buy it in fingers and discs with one of our lovely Kendal mint cake gift boxes. Take a look here to find some delicious treats and gifts. Why Name it Mint Cake?

a b "The famous confection from Kendal". BBC Online. 24 September 2014 . Retrieved 16 September 2017. The Kendal Mint Cake’s flavor and color vary from the white version due to brown sugar. White sugar tastes bland and is white, while brown sugar tastes like molasses and is caramel-colored.Carefully pour the mixture into the greased cake tin. Use a spatula to smooth the surface of the mixture and ensure that it’s evenly distributed in the tin. Step 6: Let it Set It's a delightful conundrum! While named "cake", our Kendal Mint Cake is more akin to a confectionery delight. Today, the product remains simple, made of sugar, glucose syrup, water and peppermint oil. The oldest existing manufacturer of Kendal mint cake, Quiggins, adds salt.

Find sources: "Kendal Mint Cake"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( February 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) We sell different variations of Kendal mint cake. Brown sugar mint cake makes the product brown rather than the familiar white of the original flavour.Simple or not, the mint cake has played an outsized role in mountaineering history. In 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay ate it on their attempt to be the first team to ascend Mt Everest. Image PR1665". Archived from the original on 19 February 2018 . Retrieved 19 February 2018. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) Wilson’s Mint Cake: Wilson’s Mint Cake was founded in 1913 by James Wilson. While they initially made various types of toffee, they later concentrated on mint cake production. It’s worth noting that as of my last update in 2021, the company had undergone some changes, including a move from Kendal to Holme, but they were still producing Kendal Mint Cake under new ownership. Yes! Kendal Mint Cake is great for runners as it contains glucose which is the preferred source of instant energy by the body.

Our Kendal Mint Cake NRG BARs are still made by hand the traditional way using: Sugar, Glucose Syrup and a top-secret blend of natural Peppermint Oil. Kendal Mint Cake from Kendal Mint Co. is a premium glucose-based confection, infused with distinct peppermint flavours. It’s not just a treat, it's an experience we've crafted over the years. Peppermint contains high concentrations of Menthol - a natural aromatic decongestant that helps break up phlegm and mucus, making it easier to expel. Menthol has also been proven to help improve performance in hot climates. We have lots of people asking us for the Kendal mint cake recipe, and we are happy to share some of our secrets. Not all of them, though. Quiggin’s is a family business that has managed to keep the complete mint cake recipe secret for generations, so we’re not going to spill the beans now. Sorry! What’s Kendal Mint Cake Made From? a b c "Kendal Mint Cake maker is out of dough". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group . Retrieved 1 June 2017.More than 60 years after the summiting of Everest, the making of Kendal mint cake remains largely unchanged. It usually takes about 20 minutes for the batch to cool, and then it is ready to be taken out of the mould and broken into bars. This step has to be done very carefully as the bars are still quite soft. Kendal Mint Cake with vanilla ice cream makes a decadent treat. The cold, creamy ice cream complements the sweet, minty Kendal Mint Cake. This was seven years after the end of World War II, when the UK was still subject to food rationing. As a result, Romney’s had to make a special request for additional sugar, which was granted.