Pontefract cake

English

Etymology

From the Yorkshire town of the same name, Pontefract, where production of the sweets can be traced back to the 1500s.

Noun

Pontefract cake (plural Pontefract cakes)

  1. A small, disc-shaped sweet with an impressed castle, made from locally grown liquorice.

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