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'{{distinguish|tea brick}} {{For|the chocolate-covered teacake|chocolate-coated marshmallow treats}} {{Infobox food | name = Teacake | image = teacake.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = A toasted English teacake (right) shown with [[Cafe mocha|mocha]] | alternate_name = | country = | region = | creator = | course = | type = [[Sweet roll]] | served = | main_ingredient = Flour | variations = | calories = | other = }} {{More citations needed|date=February 2008}} A '''teacake''' in England is generally a light yeast-based [[Sweet roll|sweet bun]] containing dried fruit, typically served toasted and buttered.<ref>''Concise Oxford English Dictionary, Eleventh Edition'' (revised) 2006</ref> In the U.S. '''teacakes''' can be cookies or small cakes. In Sweden they are soft round flat wheat breads made with milk and a little sugar, and used to make sandwiches, with butter, and for example ham and/or cheese. In India and Australia a teacake is more like a [[sponge cake]]. [[Tea]] refers to the popular beverage to which these baked goods are an accompaniment. ==Regional variations== ===England=== In most of England, a teacake is a light, sweet, [[yeast]]-based [[bun]] containing dried fruits, most usually [[Zante currant|currants]], [[sultana (grape)|sultanas]] or [[Peel (fruit)|peel]]. It is typically split, toasted, buttered, and served with [[tea]]. It is flat and circular, with a smooth brown upper surface and a somewhat lighter underside. Although most people refer to a teacake as a cake containing fruit, in East [[Lancashire]], certain areas of [[Yorkshire]] and [[Cumbria]] the name currant teacake is used to distinguish fruited 'cakes' from plain bread rolls. In West Yorkshire, a large plain white or brown bread roll 9&nbsp;inches or 225&nbsp;mm diameter is often also called a teacake and is used to make very large [[sandwich]]es. Many cafes sell these for breakfast or midmorning snacks. In [[Kent]], the teacake is known as a "huffkin", which is often flavoured with [[hops]], especially at the time of harvesting hops in September. In Sussex, a luxurious version of the teacake with added aromatics such as [[nutmeg]], [[cinnamon]] and [[rose water]] is still sometimes made and called a [[manchet]] or [[Lady Arundel's Manchet]]. In East [[Lancashire]], the former [[West Riding of Yorkshire]] and elsewhere in the [[North of England|North]] like the town of [[Barnsley]], a teacake is a round bread roll which is cut in half to make sandwiches. They do not usually contain any sort of dried fruit. They can be made with either white, brown, wholemeal, or Granary flour (a brand of flour produced by [[Hovis]], made by [[malt]]ing wheat, crushing the grains, roasting them, and then mixing them with brown flour).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rankhovis.co.uk/granary/|title=Granary®|publisher=Rank Hovis|accessdate=12 June 2012}}</ref> A favourite way to eat them is to slice them into fingers, toast and then spread with butter and [[Bovril]] or [[Marmite]]. ===Scotland=== The [[Tunnock's|Tunnock's Teacake]], made in Scotland but popular throughout the UK, is a [[chocolate-coated marshmallow]] with a round biscuit base. The dome comprises [[Italian meringue]], a whipped [[egg white]] concoction similar to [[marshmallow]], encased in [[chocolate]].<ref name=times-2010>{{cite web |url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/related_reports/mapping_british_business/article7096621.ece |title=The Willy Wonka of Tannochside: Tunnock’s MD, Boyd Tunnock |accessdate=24 April 2011 |author=Robert Lea |date=14 April 2010 |work= |publisher=The Times |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5yBjcW1Be |archivedate=24 April 2011 }}</ref> The Tunnock's Teacake carries an important cultural significance within Scotland, including being featured at the opening ceremony of the [[2014 Commonwealth Games|Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games]]. ===Sweden and Finland=== In [[Sweden]], the word for teacake (''tekaka'') refers to a sweetened wheat [[yeast bread]]. It is served warm with butter and [[jam]]{{Citation needed|date=July 2018}}. It is often served with cheese as well. In [[Finland]] there is a similar dish called ''teeleipä''. ===United States=== In the Southeastern United States, a teacake is a traditional dense large cookie, made with sugar, butter, eggs, flour, milk, and flavoring.<ref>''The Georgia Cook Book'', Georgia Home Economics Association. Atlanta, 1980.</ref> They are particularly associated with the African-American community and were originally developed as an analog of the pastries served to guests by white women when entertaining.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2016/06/19/482509752/food-to-celebrate-freedom-tea-cakes-for-juneteenth | title=Food To Celebrate Freedom: Tea Cakes For Juneteenth! | author=Karen Grigsby Bates | date=2016-06-19 |access-date=2016-06-20}}</ref> ===Australia/India=== In Australia and [[India]], a teacake is typically a much heavier [[sponge cake]], a quick and easy cake to make, typically ready to serve warm from the oven in less than 30 minutes. Ingredients usually consist of always available ingredients in the kitchen cupboard and they are typically flour, eggs, butter, cinnamon and sugar. It is traditionally served warm as an accompaniment to tea. Australian teacakes are sprinkled with cinnamon and fine (caster) sugar, and are usually served warm from the oven.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/13581/cinnamon+tea+cake|title=Cinnamon tea cake|date=1 January 2010|website=Taste.com.au|accessdate=22 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/|title=crashtestkitchen|website=YouTube|accessdate=22 January 2018}}</ref> Indian recipes avoid cinnamon. ==Cultural references== Teacake features as a passing subject of discussion in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' by [[Oscar Wilde]]. "Tea Cake" is the name of one of the characters in the [[Zora Neale Hurston]] novel ''[[Their Eyes Were Watching God]]''. ==See also== {{Portal|Food}} * [[Chocolate-coated marshmallow treats#Chocolate teacake|Chocolate teacakes]], a kind of chocolate-coated marshmallow treat * [[Coffee cake]], a class of cakes that are served with coffee * [[Funing big cake]] * [[List of sweet breads]] * [[Madeleine (cake)]], a type of individual French cake, shell shaped * [[Russian tea cake]], also called Mexican wedding cookies, a kind of cookie that originated in Russia * [[Tea (meal)]] * [[Tea culture]] * [[Tea loaf]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Cakes}} [[Category:English cuisine]] [[Category:British breads]] [[Category:Cakes]] [[Category:Sweet breads]]'