Jelly house cake day

We thought that Sunday was a cake day, so a visit to Bachmann's on Friday to stock up. Four small cakes to be going on with plus one big cake for Sunday. Two of the small cakes were Apfelstrudels, which I thought very good. BH had cakes which were brick shaped and layered, top layer pink. Much more lady-like and she was well pleased.

Area view

Detail of the interior

The cake was chosen on the basis of its flashy appearance, tastefully finished with little white flowers and a sprinkling of pistachio. It was called a Gugelhupf (or Kugelhupf), according to the lady behind the jump, the name for a wide variety of cakes shaped like a jelly mould. However, this one was nothing like the ones turned up by Bing, which were the same shape but yellow and fruity inside, rather like the Italian pannettone. Furthermore, linguee (reference 1) says that a Kugel is a sphere or bullet (I suppose from the days when bullets were spheres), hupf is to do with hops and Gugel is not recognised as a common noun at all. So my guess of 'jelly house' was clearly wrong, but I am clueless as to what is right.

Heavy and full of chocolate, but very good. With the sweetness of the interior neatly offset by the texture of the glaze.

Preceded by boiled gammon, boiled vegetables and a light cheese sauce.

Taken with a spot of Alexandre Bain's 2017 Pierre Précieuse, an earlier vintage of which was discovered about a year ago at Terroirs on the occasion noticed at reference 2 - but sourced on this occasion from Guildford. I had forgotten that the stuff had something of the colour, the whiff (is nose the proper word?) and the flavour of cider. Plus a very slight fizz. But as good as ever and BH was very impressed. Followed up by a further order that very afternoon.

PS: Blogger has now told me twice on edit that my html is invalid, despite my not have gone anywhere near it. Hopefully no damage has been sustained.

Reference 1: https://www.linguee.com/. A translator which I like to use.

Reference 2: https://psmv4.blogspot.com/2019/05/alien-cheese.html.

Reference 3: http://www.bachmanns.co.uk/. I worry slightly that they seem to need the office trade for coffees, rolls and sandwiches - as did Konditor & Cook (cake) and Le Cabin (wine), both of Waterloo, before them. There doesn't seem to be enough money in the luxury division not to need the every-day trade. A variety of the problem which afflicts the likes of Selfridges and Harrods - although their answer seems to be to go for the holiday maker and tourist trades. Not to mention the middle and far east.