Came across a recipe for Kendal Mint Cake the other day on a walking blog.I always try to have some in a tin just like this when going on a long walk.
Mint cake was given a tremendous boost when, after advertising in a climbing magazine, the makers were approached by the 1953 expedition to Everest.
Could they supply mint cake to them within 7 days?
The Kendal Mint Cake had to be packed in high altitude packs for inclusion in the supplies to be sent on ahead, hence the need for haste. Fortunately, they had sufficient stock to meet the needs.
Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tensing ate this mint cake on top of Everest as they gazed at the world below.
This resulted in increased sales of Kendal Mint Cake to walker’s climbers and visitors to the Lake District.
Not sure that the recipe will produce quite the same dense, sugary hit as the original but it's worth a try.
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