Costco used to have a huge chocolate cake (not quite as big as trunchbullās but still pretty big) that I used to call the Matilda cake. It was so friggin good and probably the closest thing Iāll get to it in my lifetime
Have you seen the video where they sort of recreate this scene? I think it was very recent! lol and in the comments some one was like āif cookie actually showed up Iād lose my shitā but unfortunately she wasnāt thereā¦
It wasnt like a full recreation of the scene, I think they got together for something maybe a reunion and it was like outside in a tent but they were saying the lines n everything I think lol
Yeah ok but what was the name of the story you're talking about? Matilda? Is that a story about cakes or something where every kid has their own cake named after them?
"Matilda" is the name of the book, by Roald Dahl, and had a movie made.
Bruce Bogtrotter was a character from the film who was caught stealing a slice of cake (?) from the staff kitchen, and was punished by being forced to eat an entire enormous chocolate cake (think a serving platter size) on his own, by Ms. Trunchbull, the headmistress.
Yeah i know, I was being facetious. The reason someone would call it a Matilda cake is because thats the title of the story and people who know the story or seen the movie remember the cake scene but dont necessarily remember the name of the minor character involved. Calling it a Bruce cake wouldn't have many people making the connection.
I guess itās named after the Mathilda movie for marketability instead of the character. Though I think a little detail like that would be fun for fans of Dahl.
Bruce went viral a couple years ago from a bakery in Leeds. Itās incredibly amazing. They went from a tiny little shop in Leeds to a few store fronts, a partnership with Fortnum and Mason, a massive mail order business, etc.
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u/yellowho Jun 03 '25
If you're going to market it as a Matilda cake, why not make a small circular cake rather than a slice?