A white Mr Kipling French fancy cake |
A French Fancy (also known as a Fondant Fancy) is a British variety of iced sponge cake, resembling petits fours. They were originally produced in the UK by the Mr Kipling company.[1]
French Fancies consist of a cube of sponge cake, topped with a hemisphere of buttercream.[2] The entire cake is coated with fondant icing, with several varieties drizzled with a second colour. Standard varieties are pink (strawberry) with white drizzle, yellow (lemon) with chocolate drizzle, and brown (chocolate) with chocolate drizzle.
French Fancies are generally individual sized, the Mr Kipling variety having eight in a box, encased in corrugated paper. In September 2008, Mr Kipling announced the Big French Fancy, a large cake which can be sliced into portions.[3]