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Tunnock's Tea Cake

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Tunnock’s Tea Cakes are rectangular biscuits made with a sponge base and coated in dark chocolate, traditionally enjoyed as a sweet treat alongside tea or coffee. They were first produced in 1896 and remain a popular Scottish confection.

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What is inside a Tunnock's Tea Cake?

It has soft mallow on a round biscuit base, fully coated in chocolate. The standard 24 g milk-chocolate version is approximately 38 percent mallow, 34 percent chocolate, and 28 percent biscuit.

When was the Tunnock's Tea Cake invented?

Boyd Tunnock developed the Tea Cake, which first appeared in 1956. The wider Tunnock's bakery business was established in Uddingston, Scotland, in 1890.

Are Tunnock's Tea Cakes always made with dark chocolate?

No, the standard version is coated in milk chocolate. Tunnock's also sells a dark-chocolate version, but neither product is a rectangular sponge cake.

Does a Tunnock's Tea Cake contain common allergens?

The standard recipe contains wheat, egg, milk, and soya ingredients. One 24 g milk-chocolate Tea Cake contains about 106 calories, but packaging should be checked because recipes can vary by market.

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