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

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