Who is this choice relevant to?

Hosts who want to choose the cocoa percentage

You want to serve chocolate with your coffee whose description and cocoa percentage you can check on the packaging yourself, rather than judging by the dark colour of an egg cake.

Hosts who want something ready to serve

You’re looking for a ready-made filled or decorated egg cake. A product with cocoa-flavoured coating may suit you, as long as you don’t mistake it for an egg cake labelled as having a high cocoa content.

Groups where food allergies are a concern

If a guest has a food allergy, check the ingredients and allergen information for both the egg cakes and any chocolate served separately on the current packaging.

What should you look for when choosing?

Chocolate egg cake

Choose this: if you want to serve a filled or decorated egg cake without any preparation.

Bear in mind: the varieties described contain cocoa-flavoured coating; their product information does not confirm a high overall cocoa content.

Plain egg cake with separate dark chocolate

Choose this: if you want to select the chocolate and its stated cocoa percentage yourself.

Bear in mind: you’ll be buying two products and will need to portion or add the chocolate yourself.

What to consider What to check when buying Who should pay particular attention?
Cocoa description Read the product name and ingredients. If choosing chocolate separately, check the stated cocoa percentage. I want to choose the chocolate for coffee carefully, rather than judging by a dark decoration alone. This is the top priority for about 44% of consumers.
Ready to serve Check the pack size and whether the variety you’ve chosen is available through your preferred retailer. When friends come over, I want to be able to serve enough egg cakes without preparing them first. This convenience is the main concern for about 33% of consumers.
Allergens Read the current allergen information for every product you serve, including any chocolate served separately. If a guest has a food allergy, I want to be able to check which ingredients are present before serving. This check takes priority for about 23% of consumers.

Common mistakes

  • Mistaking cocoa-flavoured coating for dark chocolate

    Albert Heijn and Jumbo describe the chocolate egg cakes in question as containing cocoa-flavoured coating. This description does not confirm that the whole egg cake has a high cocoa content.

    If you want to choose the cocoa percentage, check the description and label of any dark chocolate you buy separately.

  • Assuming a product you saw before is still available

    Albert Heijn lists the Gulden Krakeling variety as an in-store product; the Jumbo variety we looked at is no longer in its online range.

    Check current availability shortly before you shop, and consider whether plain egg cakes with separately selected chocolate would also suit your plans.

  • Guessing the allergens from the product name

    Allergens vary from product to product. If you’re serving a filled egg cake and separate chocolate, you need to check both packages.

    Before serving, read the current ingredient and allergen information, and let guests with allergies know which products you’ve chosen.

Brands to consider

Gulden Krakeling

Albert Heijn lists a chocolate-filled egg cake by Gulden Krakeling with a cream filling, in a 320 g pack.

  • A filled egg cake you can serve without any further preparation.
  • The stated 11% cocoa-flavoured coating is not the overall cocoa percentage of the egg cake. Albert Heijn lists this variety as available in store only.

Jumbo

Jumbo shows plain, mini and wholemeal egg cakes in its category overview. A separate chocolate variety is listed as no longer available in its online range.

  • The plain egg cakes mentioned give you a starting point if you want to choose your own chocolate.
  • The chocolate variety we looked at lists a cocoa-flavoured decoration, not a confirmed high overall cocoa content.

Bolletje

Bolletje describes its Brosse Eierkoek as light and airy, with a texture the brand attributes to beaten egg in the batter.

  • An option if you’re mainly looking for a light, airy egg cake to serve with coffee.
  • This product description isn’t focused on dark cocoa. Check the allergen information on the packaging.

Joybuy products

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Frequently asked questions

Does a dark chocolate egg cake mean it contains dark chocolate?

No. Its colour or a chocolate description doesn’t confirm that. The products described by Gulden Krakeling and Jumbo list cocoa-flavoured coating. Check the ingredients if dark chocolate is important to your choice.

Which allergens should I check before serving egg cakes?

Check the current packaging for your chosen egg cakes and any chocolate served separately. For the Gulden Krakeling variety described, Albert Heijn lists wheat, egg and soya, and states that it may contain milk. Don’t assume other varieties have the same ingredients.

How should I store egg cakes with a chocolate decoration or filling?

Follow the storage instructions and best-before date on the packaging of the variety you buy. For the Gulden Krakeling variety described, Albert Heijn advises storing it in a cool, dark, dry place in a sealed pack. Don’t assume the same instructions apply to another product.

Can I order a chocolate egg cake I saw online before?

Check the current product listing before you shop. The Jumbo chocolate variety we looked at is listed as no longer available in its online range, while Albert Heijn describes the Gulden Krakeling variety as an in-store product.