Pontefract cake
English
editEtymology
editFrom the Yorkshire town of the same name, Pontefract, where production of the sweets can be traced back to the 1500s.
Noun
editPontefract cake (plural Pontefract cakes)
- A small, disc-shaped sweet with an impressed castle, made from locally grown liquorice.
Further reading
edit- Pontefract cake on Wikipedia.Wikipedia