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Mr Kipling’s famous Angel Slice cakes, enjoyed by many, contain a surprising secret ingredient that not many people know about and when you do know it might change the way you look at them!
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Mr Kipling began in 1967 and grew to become the United Kingdom’s largest cake manufacturer by 1976. Their products are sold in many shops and supermarkets in the UK and around the world and have become favourite to many such as their French fancies, Bakewell Tarts and of course their angel slices
But what ingredient makes their Angel Slices so delicious?
Well it might not make them so delicious but to give them their vibrant pink colour Mr Kipling’s angel cakes contain carmine. But what is Carmine?
Carmine is a coloring agent derived from cochineal insects.
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Carmine, also known as cochineal extract or natural red 4, is a pigment obtained from the crushed bodies of female cochineal insects. These insects are native to South and Central America and have been used for centuries to produce a vibrant red or pink color. Carmine is commonly used as a natural dye in a variety of consumer products which includes cosmetics, textiles, and within foods.
Carmine is used by many retailers to create foods and is classed as a ‘natural colouring/additive’ however for obvious reasons it can’t be eaten by vegans.
It’s amazing to see how techniques used hundreds of years ago are still used in modern day to create delicious treats like Mr Kipling’s Angel Slices and just how many people still don’t know about them!
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