Choose a ready-made chocolate egg cake if you want a chocolate twist without any preparation; the word ‘choco’ doesn’t tell you how much cocoa the product contains. If you’d rather choose the type and amount of chocolate yourself, pair a plain egg cake with dark chocolate of your choice. For either option, check the ingredients, nutritional information and allergens on the packaging.
When choosing an egg cake for a late-night snack, you’re mainly looking for a pronounced chocolate flavour. With a plain egg cake and dark chocolate chosen separately, you can decide for yourself which chocolate to add and how much.
You want to enjoy an egg cake with a chocolate twist straight away, without adding toppings or melting anything. Check whether the texture and chocolate flavour of your chosen option are what you’re looking for.
You pay attention to the ingredients, sugars per serving or allergens in your evening snack. Words such as ‘dark’ and ‘choco’ don’t replace this information; check the packaging of the exact product you’re going to eat.
First decide whether you want a chocolate egg cake that’s ready to eat or would rather add your own dark chocolate to a plain egg cake. Then compare the information on the packaging that matters for your choice.
| What to consider | What should you check? | Who does this matter to? |
|---|---|---|
| Cocoa flavour | Check which chocolate ingredient has been used. Only compare cocoa percentages when it’s clear which ingredient they refer to. | If you’re looking for a strong dark chocolate flavour, you may prefer to choose the chocolate yourself rather than rely on the word ‘choco’. This flavour choice comes first for around 37% of consumers. |
| Serving size and nutritional value | Check the nutritional information per 100 g and, if provided, per cake or serving. Also check the weight of the cake. | If I have an egg cake late at night, I want to know how much sugar is in one serving. Around 27% of consumers say that serving size and nutritional information are their main priorities. |
| Allergens | Check the ingredients and allergen information on the packaging of the exact egg cake and any chocolate you add separately. | If you have a food allergy, you’ll want to assess both products before eating them; checking for allergens is the main concern for around 18% of consumers. |
| Availability | Check whether your chosen option is available from the shop or through the purchasing channel you plan to use. | If you’ve chosen a particular egg cake for the evening, you’ll want to know whether you can actually get it. Current availability is the deciding factor for around 18% of consumers. |
A product name doesn’t tell you how much cocoa the whole egg cake contains. Jumbo lists 19% cocoa-based confectionery in one of its chocolate egg cakes; that percentage applies to that ingredient, not to the cocoa content of the whole cake.
Check the packaging to see what the chocolate ingredient is made of. If you want to choose a particular dark chocolate yourself, buy it separately to have with a plain egg cake.
The flavour or colour of chocolate doesn’t tell you how much sugar or fat an egg cake contains per serving. Any dark chocolate you add separately also counts towards what you eat.
Check the nutritional information per 100 g and per serving, where available, and decide how much you want to have.
Albert Heijn points out that product ingredients, nutritional values and allergen information can change. Information from a previous purchase may not match the packaging you see now.
Check the ingredients and allergen information on the packaging of the product you’re actually going to eat.
Jumbo marked two of its described chocolate egg cakes as no longer available in its online range. An old product page doesn’t guarantee that you can buy that option now.
Check current availability before basing your choice on a particular product.
A wasted trip to the shop takes extra time if the option you want turns out to be unavailable.
These brands offer options to explore, whether you’re looking for egg cakes or chocolate to add yourself; product ingredients vary between versions.
Bolletje makes crisp egg cakes; Albert Heijn lists products including Bolletje Brosse Eierkoek Melk.
Verkade is worth considering if you want to choose your own chocolate to have with an egg cake, or are thinking about a different type of chocolate biscuit.
Albert Heijn provides an online overview of egg cakes, including its own egg cakes and a listing for Bolletje Brosse Eierkoek Melk.
Jumbo’s egg cake range includes plain, mini and wholemeal options.
Lidl has listed egg cakes for in-store sale.
ALDI lists Heerlijck Banket Scharreleierkoeken and Choceur Pure Chocolade separately.
No, the name alone doesn’t tell you the cocoa content. Jumbo lists 19% cocoa-based confectionery in a chocolate egg cake; that isn’t the same as a cocoa percentage for the whole cake. Check which chocolate ingredient your chosen option contains and what any percentage refers to.
You can top a plain egg cake with dark chocolate of your choice. Jumbo suggests melted dark chocolate as a topping in an egg cake recipe; choose your chocolate based on its packaging and decide how much to use.
Check the allergens in the exact egg cake and, if you’re adding chocolate, in that product too. The chocolate egg cakes described by Jumbo list allergens including egg, wheat, milk and soya. Before eating, check the ingredients and allergen information on the packaging of your chosen option.
Don’t treat an old product page as a guarantee of current availability or ingredients. Jumbo marked its described chocolate egg cakes as no longer available in its online range, while Albert Heijn points out that product information can change. So check current availability and read the packaging of the product you buy.
