Long Thor-Gotten Cake Hits Shelves For Third Year Running in Ilkeston, Heanor and Eastwood
Published On Thursday 11 Oct 2018 by Sticky Beak
See Recent News Articles
A family run bakery is set to bring back a traditional Derbyshire cake for the third year running, after selling 7500 of the tasty treats to date.
Stacey’s Bakery, which has both a bakery and shops in Ilkeston, Heanor and Eastwood will re-launch its popular Thor cake on October 11th, in the run up to Bonfire Night.
Known historically to be baked by Derbyshire locals around November 5, communities would come together and each bring an ingredient, which would then be used to bake the cake as a joint effort.
The cake which had been forgotten, until Stacey’s Bakery brought it back into circulation in 2016 gets its name from the well-known Viking, Thor.
It is thought that Thor and the Saxons made Derby one of the five boroughs of Danelaw. Many locals believe that Ilkeston was touched with these influences.
David Stacey, Director of Stacey’s Bakery, said: ‘’People in Ilkeston like tradition and have resisted the supermarket trends. We trialled sales of the cake in 2016 and 2017 and in the first two months of them being made we sold approximately 4500, which totally blew us away.’’
To celebrate the re-launch of the cakes on October 11, Stacey's customers should brace themselves to be greeted by staff members with a touch of Viking attire.
The bakery is set to bake 3500 cakes this year, after already receiving enquiries from customers asking when they will be in stock.
Thor cake is known for its unusual autumnal flavours of ginger and black treacle, those being two of its main ingredients. The cake also has coriander and demerara sugar mixed into it, the delicious treat is very moreish and boasts an appealing texture.
The bakery has now opened four successful shops since 1934, when its first shop on Bath Street opened. It is well known for its freshly baked bloomer bread and tasty cakes.
For more information on Stacey's Bakery or to visit its online shop, please visit https://www.staceysbakery.co.uk/shop/
| Restaurant revamp brings taste of Spanish sunshine to Mercia Marina A six-figure investment is set to take a much-loved bar and restaurant at Mercia Marina to new heights at one of the Midlands’ most popular tourist and beauty spots. Read The Article | |
| The Peacock At Owler Bar Near Sheffield, To Be Refurbished & Reopened By Longbow Before Christmas Longbow Venues, owned by Peak District hospitality entrepreneur, Rob Hattersley, will be taking on The Peacock at Owler Bar Read The Article | |
| Croots Farm Shop in Derbyshire wins two accolades in the Great British Food Awards The farm shop near Duffield scooped a silver medal for its dirty brisket burger in the burgers category and a bronze medal for its lamb and mint Read The Article | |
| Visitors flock to Derby's Cathedral Quarter Hotel after new owners take over New management at one of Derby’s major hotels has revealed that business is “extremely good” since they bought it in May. Read The Article | |
| All we want for Christmas ... is a curry Diners in Derbyshire are planning on swapping their Christmas turkey for chicken tikka this festive season after a recently refurbished Indian restaurant revealed it is almost fully booked. Read The Article | |
| Derby's newest Indian restaurant thanks the city after a thousand diners flock to try it out Management at Derby's newest Indian restaurant say more than a thousand diners have visited since it opened. Johns Geo and his friends Read The Article | |
| Why this gin-ius metal bottle captures the spirit of upstart Guerrilla Chicken An upstart Derby distiller which sells its vodka and gin in distinctive eco-friendly reusable metal bottles has picked up a host of awards at two prestigious spirit Read The Article | |
| Piccalilli Opens Its Doors in Nottingham A New Neighbourhood Dining Spot Celebrating the Best of British Flavours. Dan Coles, celebrated chef and Nottingham local, has opened the doors to his first solo venture Read The Article | |
| Best Santa In The Peak District Is Flying Back For Afternoon Tea The Maynard and The George Hathersage, both owned by independent hospitality group, Longbow Bars & Restaurants, have announced that Father Christmas will Read The Article | |
| Restaurant At 1650 Set To Relaunch With New Head Chef And 7-Course Tasting Menu Ye Olde Bell's Restaurant 1650 is set to relaunch this October with new Executive Chef, Terry Phillips at the helm. Terry joins the award Read The Article | |