Fairtrade chocolate isn’t a must for a film night with egg cakes. Start by choosing a cake with a texture, portion size and ingredients that suit your group. If you’d like to serve chocolate too, choose it separately and check the Fairtrade claim on the packaging; this doesn’t automatically make the egg cake Fairtrade.
You want to serve chocolate with your egg cakes and are looking for a clear Fairtrade claim on the chocolate. Check the packaging separately: a certification mark on the chocolate bar doesn’t mean the egg cake is certified.
You can choose between a classic egg cake, a wholemeal version or a crisp one with a milk coating. If you’re sharing, the number of cakes in each pack may also be a factor.
Check the labels on both the egg cakes and any chocolate you plan to serve. Ingredients and allergen warnings can vary from product to product.
Choose the egg cakes and decide how many you’ll need for your group first; then decide whether you’d like to serve chocolate separately.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Fairtrade chocolate | Read the certification claim on the chocolate packaging and any explanation of mass balance; don’t assume the claim also applies to the egg cake. | If you want to serve chocolate with a verifiable Fairtrade claim, choose it separately from the egg cakes. This is the top priority for around 42% of consumers. |
| Texture and serving | Choose between a classic, wholemeal or crisp egg cake, and check whether individually wrapped cakes would be convenient. | If soft cakes or, instead, crisp individual portions are a better fit for your group, that will determine your choice. This matters most to around 25% of consumers. |
| Allergens | Check the ingredients and allergen warnings on each current pack, including any chocolate you choose separately. | If you need to avoid certain ingredients, you’ll want to check both products before sharing them. This is the main concern for around 17% of consumers. |
| Quantity | Compare the number of cakes and the net weight with the number of people who’ll be eating. | For a larger group, you’ll want to serve enough cakes without relying on the wrong pack size; around 16% of consumers put quantity first. |
A claim on chocolate served separately doesn’t automatically apply to the egg cake.
Describe the combination as egg cakes with Fairtrade chocolate if the chocolate packaging carries that claim. Check the egg cake itself for any relevant claim.
Fairtrade International allows mass balance for cocoa. This means certified and non-certified quantities may be mixed during processing, while Fairtrade volumes are tracked and checked.
If physical traceability matters to you, read the certification claim and the explanation on the packaging.
Egg cakes and chocolate may contain different allergens or carry warnings about possible traces. Names such as ‘dark chocolate’ or ‘egg cake’ don’t tell you everything you need to know.
Before sharing, check the current ingredients list and allergen warnings for each product.
An option if you’re looking for a crisp egg cake, possibly with a milk coating.
Worth considering if you’re looking for classic or wholemeal egg cakes.
Worth considering if you’d like to serve chocolate separately with your egg cakes.
A brand to explore if you’d like to serve chocolate alongside your egg cakes.
Worth considering if you’re looking for a pack of classic egg cakes to share.
This chocolate bar is an option to serve separately with egg cakes if you’d like to add that flavour; choose the egg cakes themselves based on their texture, ingredients and quantity.
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A chocolate bar to serve separately if you’d like to offer chocolate alongside egg cakes.
The bar weighs 180 g and states that it contains 70% cocoa. Check the current packaging for the Fairtrade claim and any explanation of mass balance; the claim doesn’t automatically apply to the egg cakes served alongside it.
Before sharing, also check the label for soya and warnings about possible traces of egg, nuts, cereals containing gluten and milk.
No, chocolate is a matter of taste, not an essential part of serving egg cakes. Jumbo lists melted dark chocolate as an optional decoration in its egg cake recipe. If you’d like to serve Fairtrade chocolate, check the claim on the chocolate itself.
No. Fairtrade International allows mass balance for cocoa: certified and non-certified quantities may be mixed during processing, while Fairtrade volumes are tracked and checked. Read the explanation alongside the claim on the specific packaging.
Check the current labels on both products. The egg cake versions described list ingredients including egg, wheat or other cereals containing gluten, milk and soya. Chocolate may also contain allergens or carry warnings about possible traces.
Follow the storage advice on each pack. Jumbo recommends storing its wholemeal egg cakes in a cool, dry, dark place; the Bolletje version described should be kept away from heat. The storage advice for the chocolate may differ.
