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London cheesecake

33 replies

hopingtobedally · 08/07/2020 21:57

Please tell me where I can buy some as the want for this is driving me mad (and I'm not even pregnant!)
Many thanks in advance

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AnnieMaul · 08/07/2020 22:10

I always used to get mine from Percy Ingle's growing up- do you have one of those nearby? Usually in a pack of 2 or 4.

CatToddlerUprising · 08/07/2020 22:13

I’ve seen them in Greggs, but not sure if they do a reduced menu with them on now. If not, they’re easy to make - www.bbcgoodfood.com/user/610608/recipe/london-cheesecake

MPForFlydaleNorth · 08/07/2020 22:13

Percy Ingle are great for these - and Tottenham cake! I heard a week or so ago that they are closing down, so stock up! I had an inferior copy from Aldi if you aren't near an Ingles

MPForFlydaleNorth · 08/07/2020 22:14

Percy Ingle are great for these - and Tottenham cake! I heard a week or so ago that they are closing down, so stock up! I had an inferior copy from Aldi if you aren't near an Ingles

SquirrelFan · 08/07/2020 22:37

BBC Good Food has a great recipe--it takes two days, though, and threatened to overflow my small food processor. Watching with interest!

exhaustedtomato · 08/07/2020 22:43

Aldi sell them

Itsallpointless · 08/07/2020 22:49

Second Aldi..99p for a 2 pack!

katy1213 · 08/07/2020 23:05

I think Percy Ingle are closing down. Shame because they're such a lovely old-fashioned bakery.

hopingtobedally · 08/07/2020 23:09

They don't have them in my aldi maybe it's regional

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mama202 · 08/07/2020 23:12

Gutted to hear Percey Ingles are closing, they remind me so much of going to visit my family who lived in the East End as a kid and going shopping down Roman Road on a Saturday. Very nostalgic!

Violetroselily · 08/07/2020 23:40

I think my Co Op does them in the bakery. Not their own brand, but a different fresh range.

7ofNine · 08/07/2020 23:51

I've never heard of this before. Looking at the recipe, I don't think it's like any cheesecake I know!

Dillydallyingthrough · 08/07/2020 23:53

Percy Ingle and coop near me have them in london (this might be regional as never seen them anywhere else!)

june2007 · 09/07/2020 00:00

When I lived in London and Dagenham you could get it at GReggs.

ArriettyJones · 09/07/2020 00:05

That’s a really old fashioned, stodgy, cockney confection. I haven’t seen one in years. I can see why you’d struggle in these days of limited menus.

The BBC Good Food recipe looks pretty authentic to me. Bake some?

TheFormerPorpentinaScamander · 09/07/2020 00:06

Mmmmm my favourite! I think I have all the ingredients to try making my own!

Ginfordinner · 09/07/2020 00:29

That brings back memories. I used to have an after school/Saturday job in Croydon in the 1970s, and I often used to buy one on the way to work from the bus stop.

Kbear · 09/07/2020 00:39

All Percy ingles shops are closing down sadly - read it in the evening standard

I bloody love a London cheese cake

goingtotown · 09/07/2020 00:49

Aldi.

Twolittlebears · 09/07/2020 01:05

Bagel shop on Brick Lane

Itsallpointless · 09/07/2020 01:13

I have just seen that Percy Ingle is closing down??? I am bereft, I have practically grown up with them!!

How on earth has this happenedConfused

MPForFlydaleNorth · 09/07/2020 07:27

@7ofNine

I've never heard of this before. Looking at the recipe, I don't think it's like any cheesecake I know!
It's not a cheesecake! It's puff pastry with jam topped with shredded coconut essentially. Don't believe nigella's "London cheesecake" recipe on google, that is definitely NOT a London cheesecake
MPForFlydaleNorth · 09/07/2020 07:31

@Itsallpointless

I have just seen that Percy Ingle is closing down??? I am bereft, I have practically grown up with them!!

How on earth has this happenedConfused

It's a real shame, but I think they are struggling to compete with Greggs, and come to think of it, every Percy Ingles I can think of is right near a Greggs. It does feel like stepping back in time going to Percy Ingles, I will miss them
Itsallpointless · 09/07/2020 08:32

@MPForFlydaleNorth I see Percy as a bit of an upmarket Greggs, I certainly pay the extra for their stuff.

Don't get me wrong, I love Greggs, but well, losing Percy is like Woolworths all over again, another piece of my childhood wiped outSad

MPForFlydaleNorth · 09/07/2020 09:01

@itsallpointless I agree, and controversial opinion alert, their sausage rolls are superior to Greggs

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