"David Hare-Scott" > wrote in
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> This NG is heavily weighted towards USA members - such is life.
> However this does produce some confusion for those who are in other
> countries.
>
> I THINK that:
>
> What I would call cake is called "cake"
>
> What I know as scones are called "biscuits"
>
> What I would call biscuits are called "cookies"
>
> So what are brownies? Cakes? Biscuits? Cookies? Other?
>
>
> David
>
>

What you think is quite correct. Brownies are (usually) a chocolate
confection baked in a shallow pan and cut into squares or bars. They
are generally quite sweet and the texture can range from rather
cake-like to fudgy and chewy. They are sometimes iced or sprinkled with
confectioners (powdered) sugar. There are certainly other sorts of
brownies that contain no chocolate, but the mere term "brownies" usually
conjures up visions of something chocolate.

When I compare scones to US biscuits, I generally find that scones are
richer and often sweetened a bit. US biscuits are rarely if ever
sweetened. They are almost always served hot to be split and slathered
with butter and/or jam.

When I compare non-US biscuits to US cookies, I generally find that the
biscuits are often less sweet although can be quite rich.

Methinks cake is cake the world around, or very nearly. :-)

--
Wayne in Phoenix

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