If you want to choose the dark chocolate yourself for a street festival, finish plain egg cakes with it, or bake chocolate egg cakes using cocoa powder and dark chocolate, as in recipes from Jumbo and 24Kitchen. A label such as ‘chocolate’ doesn’t guarantee that the egg cake has a high cocoa content: check the ingredients and the cocoa percentage of the chocolate you choose. If you’re serving or selling them, also take account of the allergens in the complete product.
If a dark chocolate touch is important, finishing the egg cakes yourself lets you choose which chocolate to use. Jumbo suggests melted dark chocolate as a topping, while 24Kitchen uses cocoa powder and dark chocolate in a recipe for chocolate egg cakes. Check the chocolate label if you’re looking for a particular cocoa percentage.
When buying for a festival, the number of items per pack and the preparation required are both relevant. Albert Heijn lists 12 portions for AH Egg Cakes, while ALDI lists 12 free-range egg cakes. A pack of plain egg cakes won’t, by itself, give you a dark chocolate version.
If you finish the egg cakes yourself and sell them unwrapped, you need to check the ingredients in both the egg cake and the chocolate. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) requires customers to be informed about allergens present in unpackaged food; for prepacked products, this information must be clearly shown on the label.
First decide whether you want to create the chocolate flavour yourself or serve the egg cakes straight away. This will determine how much preparation you’ll need and which product details to check before the festival.
Choose this if: you want to select the dark chocolate yourself without baking the egg cakes. Jumbo suggests melted dark chocolate as a topping.
Bear in mind: you’ll need time to melt the chocolate, add the topping and leave it to cool. The chocolate label won’t automatically tell you the cocoa percentage of the finished egg cake.
Choose this if: you also want to decide what goes into the batter. The 24Kitchen recipe combines cocoa powder and dark chocolate.
Bear in mind: you’ll need extra preparation time and, if you’re selling them, you’ll need to work safely and hygienically. A recipe using dark chocolate doesn’t specify a cocoa percentage for the baked egg cake.
Choose this if: you want to discuss a ready-made version with dark chocolate pieces, possibly in specific quantities or sizes. De Maro mentions both options.
Bear in mind: you’ll need to confirm the ingredients, allergens, quantities and delivery in advance. Dark chocolate pieces alone don’t guarantee a particular cocoa content in the whole egg cake.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Dark chocolate flavour | Check the ingredients and cocoa percentage of the chocolate if that percentage matters to you. | If I want to serve a pronounced dark chocolate flavour, I want to know which chocolate is used rather than relying on the word ‘chocolate’. Around 45% of consumers put this flavour check first. |
| Portions and purchasing | Check the number of items per pack and confirm availability shortly before the festival. | For a large-scale event, I want to be able to plan enough portions without relying on an out-of-date product listing. For around 27% of consumers, portion planning is the top priority. |
| Allergens and selling | Check the current ingredients in both the egg cake and the topping, and make allergen information available when selling them unpackaged. | If I sell finished egg cakes loose, I need to be able to inform customers about any allergens present. This information is the top priority for around 28% of consumers. |
A chocolate label or decoration doesn’t tell you how much cocoa the whole egg cake contains. A previously listed chocolate egg cake from Jumbo didn’t specify a cocoa percentage.
If this is a requirement, check the current ingredients and percentage on the packaging. If you want to choose the chocolate yourself, consider finishing plain egg cakes with dark chocolate.
Jumbo states that its chocolate egg cakes are no longer part of its online range. An old listing therefore isn’t a reliable basis for planning your festival.
Confirm the version you want, the pack size and the quantity you need with the shop or supplier shortly before buying.
If you add chocolate, the information for both the egg cake and the topping needs to be accurate. The NVWA says customers must be informed about any allergens present when unpackaged food is sold.
Keep the current packaging or recipe details for every ingredient you use, and make sure allergen information is available before purchase.
These brands and suppliers can help you compare different egg cake and chocolate options. Their ranges aren’t a ranking of one another or a guarantee that a particular version is available.
Bolletje’s product range includes biscuits and snacks.
Verkade offers biscuits and chocolate products, including dark chocolate.
Albert Heijn lists AH Egg Cakes, 360 g, with 12 portions.
Jumbo offers various types of egg cakes and suggests melted dark chocolate as a topping in one of its recipes.
Lidl has listed plain egg cakes in packs of 12 as part of a limited-time in-store offer.
ALDI lists Heerlijck Banket free-range egg cakes in packs of 12, weighing 360 g.
De Maro lists an egg cake with fine pieces of dark chocolate and mentions options for specific quantities or sizes.
You can finish egg cakes with melted dark chocolate; Jumbo suggests this as a topping for homemade egg cakes. If you also want chocolate in the batter, the 24Kitchen recipe combines cocoa powder with dark chocolate. Check the chocolate packaging if a particular cocoa percentage matters to you.
You must tell customers about any allergens present in unpackaged egg cakes; for prepacked products, this information must be clearly shown on the label. According to the NVWA, check the current ingredients of both the egg cake and any topping you add, rather than copying the allergen information from another product.
Yes. If you sell egg cakes at an event, the NVWA requires you to prepare, store and sell them safely and hygienically; this also applies to private sellers. For the specific venue and sales set-up, check the organiser’s and local council’s requirements too.
Follow the storage advice on the packaging of the chocolate you choose. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends storing opened dark chocolate in a kitchen cupboard; also check the packaging and use-by date when planning the topping for your festival.
