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Pontefract cake information


Pontefract cake
A pile of Pontefract cakes
Alternative namesPomfret cake, Pomfrey cake
TypeConfectionery
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Region or stateYorkshire
Main ingredientsLiquorice

Pontefract cakes (also known as Pomfret cakes and Pomfrey cakes) are a type of small, roughly circular black sweet measuring approximately .75 in (19 mm) wide and 0.16 in (4 mm) thick, made of liquorice, originally manufactured in the Yorkshire town of Pontefract, England.

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