There's hardly anyone who doesn't like chocolate. And eating it in the form of tiny adorable eggs just adds to the fun of having a sweet treat. This is one of the reasons why Cadbury's Creme Egg is super popular. This humble chocolate egg has definitely been elevated to being an iconic British sweet now, having been around for decades.
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Biting into one of these gets you the taste of solid chocolate along with a thick filling inside which makes for a delicious surprise in the centre. Though these are so popular, many people are still not aware of what the gooey filling inside is made of.
Opening A Cadbury Creme Egg
A TikToker who posts under the username @abbeythefoodscientist has just revealed to her audience what the filling inside Cadbury's Creme Egg is, by dissecting the egg.
The video posted by the TikToker shows her gradually peeling open a Cadbury's Creme Egg from its wrapper. She then takes a knife and cuts the egg in half.
She then displays the sticky and gooey yellow and white filling inside the egg and reveals that the filling inside the Cadbury's Creme Egg is nothing other than fondant.
The video creator writes in her caption:
Opening A Cadbury Creme Egg! The inside is a mixture of sugar, corn syrup, and water or what’s called fondant
@abbeythefoodscientist Opening A Cadbury Creme Egg! The inside is a mixture of sugar, corn syrup, and water or what’s called fondant. #easter#candy#foodie#tiktokfoodie
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Reaction to the video
People were surprised at the revelation since they expected the filling of the sweet to be something else altogether.
One commenter said,
I always thought the inside was coloured caramel
Another person gleefully wrote,
okay i want to go make a massive bowl of it now i know what it is
One person commented arguing that the filling was actually ‘icing.’ This was addressed by another post which replied,
Yh but it has actual egg so it’s likely to be nougat
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TikTok: @abbeythefoodscientist
