Roze koek
|
A Glacé with a bite taken out | |
| Type | Pastry |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Netherlands |
| Main ingredients | Cake, pink fondant |
 Cookbook: Roze koek  Media: Roze koek | |
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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