If the children mainly want to decorate, ready-made Dutch egg cakes with a suitable topping make for a shorter activity than preparing and baking the batter from scratch. Choose to bake them yourself if the process itself is the main event and you have a mixer and oven; a box of chocolates isn’t automatically suitable for decorating or melting. Check the allergens on the packaging of every combination you choose, and don’t let young children taste raw batter.
If the children mainly want to spread and decorate, ready-made Dutch egg cakes provide a base without needing to make batter or use an oven. Albert Heijn suggests decorating as a task children can help with, and advises keeping sharp knives and the hot oven out of their reach.
For families who want making the batter and baking to be part of the activity too. Albert Heijn Allerhande’s Dutch egg cake recipe uses a hand mixer or food processor and an oven; an adult should handle tasks involving hot appliances.
If you need to consider an allergy or intolerance, check both the Dutch egg cake and the chocolate you choose. Bolletje lists egg, cereals containing gluten, milk, wheat and soya among the allergens in Brosse Eierkoek; Verkade lists soya and possible traces of nuts, milk and gluten for Kookchocolade 71%. Always check the label of the particular variety you buy.
First decide whether the children will decorate Dutch egg cakes or bake them from scratch too. Then choose the right kind of chocolate: sprinkles or spread for decorating, or a product designed to be melted if the recipe calls for it.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who is this for? |
|---|---|---|
| A quick decorating activity | Choose a ready-made Dutch egg cake and a topping that suits your decorating plans. Decide whether you’ll need to heat or cut anything. | I want the children to be able to spread and decorate straight away, without starting an oven project. For around 36% of consumers, a short activity is the priority. |
| Baking Dutch egg cakes from scratch | Check that you have an oven, a hand mixer or food processor, and baking paper; Albert Heijn Allerhande’s recipe lists 15 minutes of preparation time and 10 minutes in the oven. | We want making the batter and baking the Dutch egg cakes to be part of the activity, even if it means closer supervision. Around 36% of consumers give this baking process top priority. |
| Allergens and raw egg | Read the allergen information for your chosen Dutch egg cake and topping. If you’re baking from scratch, use clean utensils and don’t let the children eat raw batter. | If someone has an allergy or intolerance, or young children are helping with raw egg, I want to know how to manage that first. This is the priority for around 28% of consumers. |
Gift packaging alone doesn’t tell you whether the contents are suitable for spreading, sprinkling or melting. Albert Heijn Allerhande’s treat recipe uses ingredients such as chocolate sprinkles and chocolate spread; Verkade describes Kookchocolade 71% as a product for melting.
Decide what you want to do with the chocolate, then check that its type and form are suitable.
The Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises against giving young children foods containing raw egg, including raw batter.
Don’t let them taste the batter, keep raw egg away from prepared food, and bake the Dutch egg cakes thoroughly.
Dutch egg cakes and chocolate products can contain allergens. The allergens vary depending on the product and variety you choose.
Before using them together, read the latest ingredients and allergen information for both the Dutch egg cake and the topping.
Baking Dutch egg cakes from scratch requires a mixer or food processor and an oven. Albert Heijn advises keeping sharp knives and the hot oven out of children’s reach.
Give children suitable tasks, such as stirring or decorating, and let an adult operate the appliances and oven.
Bolletje Brosse Eierkoek is a ready-made Dutch egg cake that can serve as a base for a decorating activity.
Allerhande offers separate recipes for baking Dutch egg cakes from scratch and for making a treat using ready-made spelt Dutch egg cakes.
Verkade Kookchocolade 71% is worth considering if you want to melt chocolate for decorating instead of using a box of chocolates.
These chocolate products are suited to a plan to decorate ready-made Dutch egg cakes. Check which form you need for your decorations; these products are not Dutch egg cakes or boxes of chocolates.
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Chocolate sprinkles are an option for decorating ready-made Dutch egg cakes with children; check they’re suitable for your planned recipe.
Pack size: 400 g. Check the latest ingredients and allergen information before use.
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For a chocolate decorating idea, check before buying that this form is suitable for what you want to add to the Dutch egg cakes. The product information refers to them as both chunks and sprinkles.
Pack size: 390 g. Also check the latest ingredients and allergen information.
Only if the contents are suitable for the decorations you want to make. Albert Heijn Allerhande’s treat recipe uses ingredients such as chocolate sprinkles and chocolate spread; for melted chocolate, Verkade describes its Kookchocolade 71% as a product that can be melted. Check what’s inside a box of chocolates and what it’s intended for, rather than assuming the gift packaging makes it suitable.
Don’t let young children taste raw Dutch egg cake batter. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises against giving them foods containing raw egg; bake the Dutch egg cakes thoroughly before serving.
Keep raw egg separate from prepared food and use clean utensils. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises washing your hands after handling raw eggs and heating egg dishes thoroughly; an adult should operate the oven.
Check the labels of both products, as allergens vary by variety. Bolletje lists egg, cereals containing gluten, milk, wheat and soya among the allergens in Brosse Eierkoek; according to Verkade, Kookchocolade 71% contains soya and may contain traces of nuts, milk and gluten.
