Roze koek
A Glacé with a bite taken out
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| Place of origin | Netherlands |
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| Type | Pastry |
| Main ingredient(s) | Cake, pink fondant |
A roze koek ("pink cake") is a typical Dutch pastry. It consists of a small flat cake with a layer of pink fondant. The best-known brand is Glacé.
In the city of Amsterdam, the cakes are sometimes referred to as 'moesselientjes' (little Mussolinis); this name, which is the Dutch adaptation of Mussolini's name, is rooted in the cake's tradition of being sold in Italian ice-cream parlours in Amsterdam prior to the Second World War.
Variants
On occasion the cakes are sold in alternative varieties, with the pink icing being replaced by a different colour. During football championships the icing is changed to orange (the national colour of The Netherlands) and at Easter time the icing is yellow.
Trivia
- The food dye used in Glacées, carmine (E120), is produced from female cochineals, a scale insect.
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