Don’t buy a multipack of Dutch breakfast cake as a standard ingredient for oliebollen batter: Landleven’s oliebollen recipe doesn’t include it. If you’d like to offer a separate snack while baking or afterwards, choose a pack that suits the number of people eating or that you can use for lunchboxes. Always check the ingredients and allergen information for the variant you choose.
If you want to portion out Dutch breakfast cake in advance for school, work or when you’re out and about, look for individually wrapped slices. Peijnenburg describes its plain 10-pack as containing ten individually wrapped 28 g slices.
If you want to put out several individual snacks during a baking session or for later, compare the number of portions in each pack. Jumbo and PLUS offer different pack sizes; the Dutch breakfast cake is still separate from the oliebollen batter.
The information on the exact variant you choose matters more than the portion size. Product information from Peijnenburg and PLUS lists rye and possible traces of milk or nuts for specific Dutch breakfast cakes.
First decide whether you want to take the Dutch breakfast cake with you or share it at home. Then compare the portion weight and read the label for the variant you’re planning to buy.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Individual portions to take with you | Check whether each slice or bar is individually wrapped and how much one portion weighs. | For a lunchbox, I want to be able to take a portion without having to cut a cake first; around 45% of consumers say this is their priority. |
| Portions to share | Compare the number of pieces and the total weight for the same variant. | If several people at home will be eating, I want to know how many individual portions are in the pack; for around 33% of consumers, this is the main consideration. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the ingredients list and allergen information on the current packaging. | If someone needs to avoid an ingredient or allergen, I want to check the specific pack before sharing it; this check matters most to around 22% of consumers. |
Landleven’s oliebollen recipe uses ingredients including flour, yeast, milk, egg and oil, but no Dutch breakfast cake. So a multipack isn’t a substitute for the ingredients in the batter.
Follow the ingredients list for the oliebollen recipe you’ve chosen. Only buy Dutch breakfast cake as a separate snack.
The same number of pieces doesn’t mean the portions are the same size or have the same ingredients. Jumbo and PLUS offer different sizes and variants of Dutch breakfast cake.
Compare the weight per piece, the total contents and the information on the packaging for the specific variant.
Allergen information can vary from one product to another. For example, PLUS lists rye and cereals containing gluten for a Snelle Jelle raisin cake, with possible traces of milk and nuts.
Before buying, check the ingredients and allergen information on the current pack you want to share or take with you.
Peijnenburg offers Dutch breakfast cake in individually wrapped portions, including a plain 10-pack with ten 28 g slices.
Jumbo’s range offers a useful comparison of Dutch breakfast cake in different portion sizes.
PLUS offers its own Dutch breakfast cake bars in multipacks alongside packs from other brands.
Snelle Jelle offers, among other products, a raisin cake in a pack of four.
ALDI describes Goud Gebakken Koekhappers as spiced or Dutch breakfast cake in six individually wrapped portions.
This Dutch breakfast cake bar could suit you if you’re looking for a separate snack to enjoy while making oliebollen. If you want to use the bars for lunchboxes, check whether the portions are individually wrapped.
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Worth considering as a separate snack, not as an ingredient for oliebollen batter.
Pack weight: 250 g. Don’t assume a nutritional claim from the variant name: compare the sugars per 100 g in the current nutritional information and check the allergen details on the pack.
It isn’t in Landleven’s oliebollen recipe, which includes ingredients such as flour, yeast, milk, egg and oil, but no Dutch breakfast cake. So choose a multipack as a separate snack, not as a replacement for an ingredient in the recipe.
Compare the number of pieces, the weight per piece and the total contents for the specific variant. Also check whether the portions are individually wrapped if you want to put them in lunchboxes.
Yes, check the allergen information on the current packaging for the variant you’re buying. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority explains how allergens must be listed on labels for prepacked foods; information for a different flavour or pack doesn’t replace that label.
