Cadbury Double Decker
I decided to do a little experiment when I bought myself a Cadbury Double Decker. I bought three of them and having a little wager with myself that I knew what the response would be, I gave a bar to each of two friends of mine. Both duly responding by announcing; “Ohh! I haven’t had one of these in ages.”
I won the bet.
Double Deckers are one of those bars. We kind of ignore them when we choose our chocolate. But, when it actually occurs to us to buy one, we can’t understand why we left it so long. We binge on them for a couple of weeks and then leave them once again, to be ignored on the Sweet Shop shelf.
I guess the name is so apt in more ways than one. Just like the proverbial (double decker) bus; you wait for ages and none appear, then numerous ones arrive all at once.
The lower deck of this bar is crispy crunchy cereal and the upper deck is a chewy nougatine; all wrapped in milk chocolate.
It’s a mighty filling bar and not one you could eat if you are trying to have a conversation at the same time. If the phone rings while you have a mouthful of Double Decker there is little chance that the caller will still be there by the time you have finished chewing. A return call usually prompts a friend informing you that they just called a wrong number and heard nothing but muffled yumming noises.
The two things that make this bar so scrummy are 1. the cereal is indeed very crispy and 2. the nougatine has the perfect level of chewyness. Added with the smoothness of the chocolate, this bar has it all.
I wouldn’t recommend chilling a Double Decker, it would just become TOO chewy.
Posted by Chocstress on 20 Sep 2006 at 12:09 PM
| 20 Comments
Filed in Reviews under cadbury, milk, nougat, UK
September 20, 2006 : 10:40pm
Oh, your comment about not chilling it has made me ponder on the idea of what it would be like if slightly heated, so that the nougat melts goes soft…
September 20, 2006 : 11:51pm
Oooh, I sense another “deep fried” experiment coming on!
September 23, 2006 : 9:40am
Ohh! I haven’t had one of these in ages!!!
(and Dom …. no)
September 27, 2006 : 9:16am
I gave in and bought one yesterday, but no melting or deep frying took place you’ll be glad to know!
September 28, 2006 : 8:12pm
Can you provide the chocolate smell too please? I am trying to lose weight and your photos are keeping me going on my chocolate highs, but I need that heady perfume too!!
September 28, 2006 : 9:56pm
Iccleanne – I think we should both go out and buy another and try your great idea of melting it slightly.
(We are still trying to convince Pewari to deep fry one)
Miss L – the smell of chocolate….mmmmm :)
January 8, 2007 : 4:04pm
For some reason, ‘muffled yumming noises’ sent me into a fit of helpless giggles. I should probably go to bed now.
I wonder if there’s any chance of a Crunchie bar review? *continues skimming the archives*
June 26, 2007 : 11:10pm
But what ever happened to the raisins?
Shock, horror!
So confident was I that Double Deckers contained at least 3 or 4 rasins I was willing to bet 50 quid with my partner that they do, I know this for sure as this is the nicest thing about a DD. My partner claims these bars are his favourite but how can that be? he hates raisins.
Off I went and bought a couple so as to prove this to him & call in the cash!
Oh My!!!! ‘I really haven’t had one of these in ages’ YES they removed the rasins in 1986.
June 19, 2008 : 3:15pm
I was trying to work out why I find these so goddam addictive…then I found out the truth…
They are flavoured with a hint of coffee.
October 21, 2008 : 7:27pm
I have to disagree with the chilled comment. Left in the fridge for a couple of hours a double decker becomes a delightful indulgence to be slowly savoured.
November 12, 2008 : 9:19am
Dom .. you are the main man .
I and tom both agree that this bar would be the dogs bollocks to eat when deep fried and sprinkled with a slight hint of cinamon .
We also believe that the double decker leaves you feeling full of flavour and ready for a good ol’ session with the biatch ;)
Peace out :D:D
December 18, 2008 : 1:25pm
did double deckers once contain raisins ? i am sure i remember they did years ago
January 7, 2009 : 4:08pm
Can someone PLEASE tell me what has happened to the double decker with nuts? Once my favourite bar then next minute *poof* GONE! *sob sob* heeeeeeelp? Thank you please x
February 13, 2009 : 12:05pm
What a great site this is…….We were having a conversation at work about Double Deckers and containing Raisins, I said they did and colleagues said they didnt!!!
Thankyou so much to ‘Poppet’ and their response on June 26th 07 at 11.10 as it answered my query spot on!!!!
June 27, 2009 : 4:48am
I’m from Canada and picked one of these up in a candy shop.. MY GOD IS IT EVER GOOD!
has a hint of coffee in it, delicious!
September 6, 2009 : 12:08am
Raisins? yes they damn well did. I purchased themwhen they were originally issued back in the day and remember pulling the raisins out cos I hate them…Where have they gone since??
September 18, 2009 : 10:50pm
i absolutely love double deckers, they came out in the year i was born, and have almost always been my favourite chocolate bar – although obviously i’ve eaten dozens of other chocolate bars too.
what an excellent subject for blogging!
September 28, 2009 : 2:34pm
What a pefect summurisation of a Double Decker. Well done sir!
December 11, 2009 : 5:00pm
Wow, just had one of these after reading this. Forgotten how great they are!
December 11, 2009 : 5:05pm
I agree Jo they’re great particularly combined with a coke for full sugar goodness :-)
Check out the 80’s ad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbYstLqsv0E