Meter cake

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Meter cake

Meter cake or meter-long cake is a bicolor [1] loaf-shaped cake made from yellow and brown sponge cake layered with buttercream or pudding and covered with a chocolate topping. [2] It is baked in a baking tin in the shape of a "roe deer back" [3] and served cut into slices.

The cake's name is often a hyperbole derived from its length, which is usually less than a meter, but ranks it among the longest baked cakes. [4] A meter cake is traditionally served as a dessert during Christmas or Easter. [5] [6] [3]

Names in other countries

References

  1. Smolová, Miška (2018-06-01). "Metrový koláč - Klasický poctivý zákusok - BILLA Kulinarium" (in Slovak). receptykulinarium.sk. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  2. grafeon.sk. "Metrový koláč" (in Slovak). Bonviváni. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  3. 1 2 3 Azet.sk (14 November 2020). "Ako upiecť ten najlepší metrový koláč". dobruchut.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  4. "Metrový koláč s lahodnou plnkou a rumovou chuťou" (in Slovak). sistersbakery.sk. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  5. Zpravodaj. Vol. 40. Svaz československých spolků ve Švýcarsku. 2007.
  6. "food4fun - Spomienkové pečenie 4". food4fun.sk. 2020-01-04. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  7. "Metrový koláč". Mňamky-Recepty.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  8. "Metrový koláč, takzvaný "metrák"". DQ Bistro Polievočka (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-05-21.