For an Easter brunch with several guests, a large Dutch breakfast cake is a good choice if you want to slice it yourself. Choose a sliced pack if you want to serve the slices straight away. As well as the net weight, check whether the pack states how many slices it contains. For a no-added-sugar variety, it’s also important to check the sweetener, allergens and warnings on the label.
If Dutch breakfast cake is being shared around the table, a larger pack makes it easier to serve several slices. Jumbo, Albert Heijn and ALDI list Dutch breakfast cakes weighing between 475 and 550 g; the weight alone doesn’t tell you how many guests it will serve.
A pre-sliced cake saves you having to cut it while setting out the brunch. Jumbo and Albert Heijn list sliced varieties; for its Peijnenburg no-added-sugar variety, Jumbo also states that it contains 16 slices.
If you’re catering for guests with specific requirements around sweeteners or allergens, choose the exact variety you need and check the latest label. For example, information about a Peijnenburg variety with raisins doesn’t automatically apply to the plain variety.
First decide whether you want to slice the cake yourself and how much Dutch breakfast cake you want to serve alongside the other brunch dishes. Then check the ingredients of the variety you’ve chosen.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Quantity | Compare the net weight and any stated number of slices or servings. Don’t assume you can convert grams directly into the number of guests served. | If several guests will want some Dutch breakfast cake, I want to be able to serve enough without guessing a set number of portions. Around 50% of consumers put quantity first. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Check the ingredients, allergens and any warnings on the label of the exact variety. | If I’m catering for a guest’s ingredient requirements, I want to know what’s in this particular cake. For around 30% of consumers, this check matters most. |
| Ease of serving | Check whether the pack is labelled as sliced and whether it states the number of slices. | If I need to get the brunch table ready quickly, I want to be able to serve the cake without slicing it. Convenience comes first for around 20% of consumers. |
According to Jumbo, the 455 g sliced Peijnenburg variety contains xylitol and rye, and may contain milk and nuts. The product information also warns that xylitol is unsuitable for animals and that excessive consumption may have a laxative effect.
Check the label on the pack you choose and keep Dutch breakfast cake containing xylitol out of reach of pets.
For Peijnenburg Dutch breakfast cake with raisins, PLUS lists wheat, rye and cereals containing gluten, and says it may contain milk and nuts. This doesn’t tell you what’s in every plain or own-brand cake.
Check the latest allergen information separately for every variety you serve.
A good option if you’re looking for a specific flavour or a pre-sliced variety as well as plain Dutch breakfast cake.
An option if you’d like to compare a large plain Dutch breakfast cake with a sliced own-brand version.
For anyone looking to try a sliced Dutch breakfast cake from Albert Heijn.
ALDI lists a large, unsliced plain Dutch breakfast cake under this name.
Lidl lists Tastino Dutch breakfast cakes in pack sizes ranging from 465 to 550 g.
No. The name doesn’t tell you whether the Dutch breakfast cake is large enough or already sliced for your Easter brunch. Compare the net weight, how it’s served and any stated number of slices on the pack.
Use the stated number of slices or servings as a guide, if this information is given for your chosen cake, and take the other dishes on the table into account. Jumbo states that its 455 g Peijnenburg no-added-sugar variety contains 16 slices; PLUS lists 10 servings for its 348 g Peijnenburg raisin cake. The same weight in another cake doesn’t guarantee the same number of slices.
No. That description doesn’t tell you whether the cake contains allergens or sweeteners. The Peijnenburg variety listed by Jumbo contains xylitol and rye, and may contain milk and nuts. So check the label on the exact pack and keep the cake out of reach of pets.
