A pumpkin spice cake and Bakewell slice are among the new cakes being unveiled this autumn.
They tap into several trends anticipated to take hold of the cake market in the colder months, including the use of warmer flavours and meeting consumer need for ‘small moments of joy’.
Here are the new cakes hitting the market this autumn:
Pumpkin Spice Latte Cake, Patisserie Valerie
It’s that time of year when pumpkin spice dominates the coffee and cake market, Patisserie Valerie is one of the players to tap into it this year with a new celebration cake.
The cake is layered with pumpkin, coffee and cinnamon cream cheese and adorned with caramel flicks, chocolate plaques and a fiery design the colour of autumn leaves. It’s available as a celebration cake for nationwide delivery or individual slices in Patisserie Valerie’s stores.
Squidgy Chocolate Roll, Central Foods
Frozen food distributor Central Foods has unveiled a new squidgy chocolate roll for the foodservice sector as part of its Menuserve range.
Described as ‘light and squidgy’, the flourless sponge is rolled and filled with whipped cream and rich chocolate ganache before being dusted with cocoa.
“This is a super versatile product for the foodservice sector that can be served at different occasions, including as part of an afternoon tea, as a beverage accompaniment or as a tempting light dessert,” said Gordon Lauder, managing director of Central Foods.
The chocolate roll joins an extensive range of ‘thaw and serve’ Menuserve desserts and puddings offered by Central Foods and has been launched just in time for Christmas menus.
Bakewell Slice, Fatherson Bakery
Tapping into the trend for comforting but indulgent flavours, Fatherson Bakery has unveiled a Bakewell Slice as part of a new five-strong range of traybakes.
Available from retailers including Co-op, Budgens, Nisa and regional Morrisons stores, among others, the new additions comprise:
- Millionaire Shortbread – all-butter shortbread topped with a layer of caramel and milk chocolate and feathered white chocolate. Rsp: £4.50
- Chocolate Rocky Road – Honeycomb, digestive biscuits, cherries, and marshmallows are bound together by milk chocolate. Rsp: £4.50
- Fruit Flapjack – British milled wholegrain oats folded into a combination of butter, soft brown sugar and golden syrup mixed with sultanas, raisins and glacier cherries. Rsp: £4.15
- Chocolate Crispie – the childhood favourite sees crisp rice cereal covered in chocolate. Rsp: £4.15.
“With five delicious tray bake flavours to choose from, we have taken the hard work out of home baking, giving consumers the taste of homemade from cupboard to table in seconds,” said Laurence Smith, baker, owner & managing director at Fatherson Bakery.
He added that the range is handmade and hand decorated using “the very best in class ingredients”.
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