Review: Cadbury Flake
December 11th, 2008This is the second Cadbury Flake that’s been in my possession this year. The first was brought back from England and was thoroughly destroyed on the trip. Not surprising though, because this is a very delicate product. This one came from Australia and arrived in much better condition.
Structure
A long, thin bar of milk chocolate. The chocolate is layered in such a way that it creates air pockets throughout the product.
Texture
The Flake bills as itself as “the crumbliest, flakiest chocolate” and to that point, I completely agree. The Flake completely crumbles apart when you bite it. The problem is that I don’t think chocolate should be crumbly or flaky. I really hate the texture and worse, it’s messy to eat because it falls apart in your hand. You can tell from the picture above how even slicing it gently with a sharp knife causes the chocolate to explode into small pieces.
Taste
The entire bar is made of Cadbury milk chocolate, so it tastes pretty good.
Verdict
The Flake is very similar to the Galaxy Ripple, except worse. If you’re looking for a light, airy chocolate bar, grab an Aero.
Tags: milk chocolate
December 23rd, 2008 at 3:08 pm
It kind of looks like bark.
March 11th, 2009 at 2:53 am
Seems like you were not given eating instuctions with a flake…..the only way to eat a flake is to break it in half in the wrapper, and then pick up the ’shards’ and eat. Biting is no good at all, and sort of ruins the taste….
March 18th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
Hey, thanks for the advice. As an American, I admit that I don’t know the nuances of eating the Flake.
June 4th, 2009 at 3:13 am
Actually, I bought one of these and it’s actually not bad, though it does make a mess.
November 3rd, 2009 at 6:55 pm
This is one of the old adverts for Flake:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aUTdYsZda8
Or as we used to sing as kids, “Only the crumbliest, flakiest chocolate - makes a mess of your hands, and on the flooooor”.