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| Type | Pastry |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Netherlands |
| Main ingredients | Cake, pinkfondant |
Aroze koek ("pink cake") is a Dutchpastry. It consists of a round, flat, dense cake with a layer of pinkfondant icing, similar toblack and white cookies.
In the city ofAmsterdam and in Belgium, the cakes are sometimes referred to asmoesselientjes ("little Mussolinis"); this name, which is the Dutch adaptation ofBenito Mussolini's name, is rooted in the cake's tradition of being sold in Italian ice-cream parlours in Amsterdam prior to theSecond World War.[1]
On occasion the cakes are sold in alternative varieties, with the pink icing replaced by a different colour. DuringKoningsdag (the King's birthday) and major international football championships, the icing is changed to orange (the national colour of The Netherlands), and atEaster time, yellow cakes are sold.[citation needed]
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