What is Manchester tart?
[[File:Manchester tarts.jpg|thumb|Manchester tarts for sale on Bury market]] '''Manchester tart''' is a traditional English baked [[tart]] with a [[shortcrust pastry]] shell, spread with [[raspberry]] jam, covered with a [[custard]] filling and topped with flakes of [[Coconut palm|coconut]] and a Maraschino [[cherry]]. Some have thinly-sliced [[Banana|bananas]] under the custard. Manchester tart was often on [[school dinner]] menus until the mid-1980s. Robinson's Bakers of [[Failsworth]] says it is the home of the Manchester tart.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ceres|title=Robinsons - Manchester’s oldest bakery|url=http://www.craftbakersweek.co.uk/robinsons-manchesters-oldest-bakery/|access-date=2023-05-20|website=National Craft Bakers Week|language=en-US|archive-date=2019-12-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231031312/http://www.craftbakersweek.co.uk/robinsons-manchesters-oldest-bakery/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Cakes]] [[Category:British food]]