Type | Cake |
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Place of origin | France |
Region or state | Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine |
Main ingredients | apple, salted butter, sugar, egg, almonds |
The Vitréais /ˈvitreɪɛ/ is a Breton cake. It is a specialty of Vitré, city in the East of Brittany. It is a cake with apples with salted butter caramel, eggs and almonds.
The name derives from the Vitré's country "vitréais" and created by a pastry cook from inner city of Vitré, Mr Lhuissier.
This cake keeps very well in the fridge and freezer.