Best shop bought gateaux

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I was just reminising about the lovely gateaux available in the 70s and 80s esp in cafes and wondering where I can buy similar lovely cake ?

Iceland extra chocolatey gateau. But I do love chocolate!

Traditional bakeries like Patissetie Valerie.

Traditional bakeries like Patissetie Valerie.
Didn’t they all close? Are there any still open?

Sainsburys bakery

They are open and do home delivery subject to area coverage..im in london and had a delivery recently. They might do click and collect, too.

We had a nanny who used to make a sponge cake, prick it all over and spoon over sugar water and/or juice, then top with double cream and pieces of fruit. It was exactly the same as a trench gateau.

Trench gateaux sound like something you'd have had while waiting to go over the top on the Western Front!