Home bakers planning to fry Dutch doughnuts
You’re looking for ingredients for yeasted Dutch doughnut batter and don’t want to confuse a ready-made egg cake with batter. Jumbo’s basic recipe uses flour and yeast.
Who is this choice for?
Shoppers looking for a rich chocolate flavour
You want to know what a label such as ‘chocolate’ really means. The Jumbo chocolate egg cakes described here list cocoa ingredients, but that alone doesn’t tell you the cake’s cocoa content.
Shoppers looking for a cake to serve on the side
You want to serve egg cakes separately or eat them straight away. In that case, the packaging, ingredients and allergens matter more than whether the cake can be used as Dutch doughnut batter.
What should you consider?
Make your own Dutch doughnuts
When: Choose Dutch doughnut batter if you’re actually planning to fry Dutch doughnuts.
Trade-off: You’ll need to leave the batter to rise and then fry it. For a chocolate flavour, you’ll need a recipe that explains how to add it.
Serve egg cakes separately
When: Choose egg cakes if you want to offer a ready-made cake alongside the Dutch doughnuts.
Trade-off: An egg cake won’t make Dutch doughnut batter, and ‘chocolate’ doesn’t tell you much about the cocoa content unless more information is provided.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Suitable batter | Find a Dutch doughnut recipe and buy the ingredients it specifies. Jumbo’s basic recipe uses flour and yeast, among other ingredients. | If I’m frying Dutch doughnuts myself, I want to start with batter made according to a Dutch doughnut recipe. For around 50% of consumers, this choice of batter matters most. |
| Cocoa information | Check whether the product states a cocoa percentage for the cake; an ingredient containing cocoa isn’t the same as a stated percentage. | If I want a pronounced chocolate flavour, I want to know what I’m buying rather than relying only on ‘dark’ or ‘chocolate’. Around 30% of consumers prioritise this cocoa information. |
| A cake to serve on the side | Check the current product listing and read the ingredients, allergens and serving size on the packaging. | If I want to serve egg cakes separately, what matters to me is whether the pack I choose is suitable and what it contains. Choosing a snack to eat straight away is the priority for around 20% of consumers. |
Common mistakes
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Taking ‘chocolate’ to mean ‘high cocoa content’
The Jumbo chocolate egg cakes described here list cocoa ingredients, but that doesn’t establish the cocoa content of the cake as a whole.
If you want to choose based on cocoa content, look for an explicit statement that applies to the finished product.
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Assuming an old product listing means you can still buy it
The product pages for two Jumbo chocolate egg cakes say these products are no longer part of the online range.
Check the current product listing before basing your shopping list on a specific variety.
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Using egg cakes as a substitute for Dutch doughnut batter
An egg cake is already baked. Jumbo’s basic recipe for Dutch doughnuts, by contrast, starts with ingredients for yeasted batter.
Use a suitable recipe for Dutch doughnuts. Only add egg cakes to the batter if the recipe you’ve chosen specifically tells you to.
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Relying only on an old ingredients list
An egg cake may contain allergens, and product specifications can change.
Check the current packaging of the variety you choose when you buy it.
Brands to consider
Jumbo
Jumbo provides information about both egg cakes and a basic Dutch doughnut recipe. This helps you distinguish the cake from the ingredients used to make the batter.
- The egg cake category gives you a starting point for comparing varieties.
- The product pages for two chocolate varieties say they’re no longer part of the online range; they don’t support choosing a product for its high cocoa content.
Albert Heijn
Albert Heijn lists the ingredients for its plain egg cakes and also publishes a recipe for classic Dutch doughnuts.
- Ingredients and serving information are provided for AH Eierkoeken.
- This product isn’t shown to be a dark cocoa variety. Check the packaging for up-to-date product information.
Bolletje
Bolletje describes its Brosse Eierkoek as a cake in its own right, not as an ingredient for Dutch doughnut batter.
- Bolletje attributes the light texture of its Brosse Eierkoek to batter made with whipped egg.
- Check the ingredients and allergens for each variety; the product description doesn’t say whether it’s suitable for Dutch doughnut batter.
ALDI
ALDI lists free-range egg cakes from Heerlijck Banket as a product sold in its stores.
- The product name makes it clear that these are plain free-range egg cakes.
- This listing doesn’t confirm a dark variety with a stated cocoa percentage.
Lidl
Lidl lists egg cakes on its Dutch product page.
- The listing specifies a pack of 12.
- The listing doesn’t confirm a chocolate egg cake or a cocoa percentage.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I use dark chocolate egg cakes instead of Dutch doughnut batter?
Not as a direct substitute in Jumbo’s basic recipe: it uses flour, yeast, sugar, milk and egg, whereas egg cakes are already baked. Only use an egg cake as an ingredient if a specific recipe tells you to.
How can I assess the cocoa content of a chocolate egg cake?
Look for an explicit statement of the cocoa content of the whole cake. The Jumbo varieties described here list cocoa ingredients, but a percentage for a composite ingredient such as a cocoa-based compound doesn’t automatically tell you the percentage of pure cocoa in the egg cake.
Which allergens should I check in egg cakes?
Check the allergens on the packaging of the specific egg cake. The ingredients list for AH Eierkoeken includes wheat flour, egg and milk ingredients, among other things; ingredients can vary from product to product.
What should I bear in mind when frying Dutch doughnuts?
Avoid letting the frying oil smoke or give off vapour, as advised by the Voedingscentrum. Also follow the instructions for the oil you’re using and the Dutch doughnut recipe you’ve chosen.