Hedgehog slice
A hedgehog slice is an uncooked flat, square or bar-
Hedgehog slice
shaped chocolate snack/dessert, similar to Rocky road
but with alternating lighter and darker areas. The
darker areas are chocolate flavoured. The lighter areas
are crushed biscuit,[1] rice puffs, or similar. Nuts may
also be added.[1] It usually has a topping of chocolate
icing, upon which may be sprinkled coconut, hundreds
and thousands, or other kinds of sprinkles or raisins
(e.g. chocolate or coffee flavoured, etc.).[2]
The dish goes by a variety of names. In German it is Type Square
called Kalter Hund (cold dog), Kalte Schnauze (cold Place of origin Germany
snout) or Kellerkuchen (cellar cake). In some
Region or state Europe
languages it is named after its appearance, such as
Swedish radiokaka (named for both its resemblance to Main Crushed biscuit, or rice
ingredients puffs
old-time radios and its ability to be eaten soundlessly
so as to not disturb radio broadcasts), Turkish Mozaik Media: Hedgehog slice
Pastası or Greek Mosaico. The Danish kiksekage and
Serbo-Croatian keks torta simply mean biscuit cake.
The Dutch name Arretjescake comes from a promotional recipe book published by Calvé and is named
after its mascot character,[3] while the Norwegian Delfiakake refers to the Delfia deep-frying fat
mentioned in this recipe.
The dish is derived from chocolate salami which was invented in the beginning of the twentieth century
and which in turn traces its heritage to various kinds of fake sausage confectionery without chocolate
from the start of the nineteenth century.
Many German histories refer to a 1920s recipe from baking firm Bahlsen that combined chocolate with
packaged cookies.[4][5] The name "Kalter Hund" has been theorized to have passed into German through
the Slovakian word hyntow (box-shaped trolley), which might have been a reference to the rectangular
pans in which the dessert is often made.[4] In Germany, it is often described as a retro food that conjures
nostalgic associations of the 1950s.[4] In 2017, inhabitants of Ronneburg made a 994.9 meter long cake,
the longest to date in Germany.[6]
See also
Food portal
Batik cake, Malaysian version of Hedgehog slice
Chocolate biscuit pudding, Sri Lankan version of Hedgehog slice
List of desserts
References
1. http://womansday.ninemsn.com.au/food/everydayrecipes/994498/hedgehog-slice Archived
(https://web.archive.org/web/20111001040449/http://womansday.ninemsn.com.au/food/ever
ydayrecipes/994498/hedgehog-slice) 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine Hedgehog slice
recipe from Woman's Day
2. "C1990: The Time We Created Hedgehogs, Yaaas | Purdys Chocolatier" (https://www.purdy
s.com/blog/c1990-the-time-we-created-hedgehogs-yaaas.html). Archived (https://web.archiv
e.org/web/20230301074424/https://www.purdys.com/blog/c1990-the-time-we-created-hedge
hogs-yaaas.html) from the original on 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
3. "Arretjescake" (http://www.ah.nl/kookschrift/recept?id=243843). Albert Heijn. Archived (http
s://web.archive.org/web/20140808064632/http://www.ah.nl/kookschrift/recept?id=243843)
from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
4. Weber, Silke (2012-01-08). "Kuchenrevival" (https://www.tagesspiegel.de/themen/genuss/da
s-jahr-des-hundes-kuchenrevival/6027972.html). Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German).
ISSN 1865-2263 (https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1865-2263). Archived (https://web.archive.
org/web/20220228151426/https://www.tagesspiegel.de/themen/genuss/das-jahr-des-hunde
s-kuchenrevival/6027972.html) from the original on 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
5. Jörg (2014-01-08). "Aus dem Kochstudio: "Kalter Hund" " (https://radio-kreta.de/aus-dem-ko
chstudio-kalter-hund/). Radio Kreta (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-28.
6. "Weltrekord! Dieser "Kalte Hund" ist fast einen Kilometer lang" (https://www.tag24.de/nachri
chten/weltrekord-kalter-hund-laengster-kuchen-gebacken-guter-zweck-we4kids-ronneburg-t
hueringen-1241370). TAG24 (in German). Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/202202281
51429/https://www.tag24.de/nachrichten/weltrekord-kalter-hund-laengster-kuchen-gebacken
-guter-zweck-we4kids-ronneburg-thueringen-1241370) from the original on 2022-02-28.
Retrieved 2022-02-28.
External links
A recipe from ABC North Queensland (https://www.abc.net.au/radio/recipes/hedgehog-slice/
8919908)
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