I've come to the conclusion that what they offer isn't that tempting.
But is there a proper cake shop in Wigan these days or are they all pie shops that sell cakes

or maybe they are cake shops selling pies

its a mystery tom

Asda's cakes aren't nice, Tesco's are better but the best are Sainsbury's, or possibly M & S.
Morrisons used to have some nice ones but they're not what they were.

Asda's cakes used to be really nice many years ago but not any more.

I don't often make cakes since my kids and grandkids were small, but if we have visitors then I make my own cakes. Much nicer that the poor excuses that most supermarkets and bakers sell.

Do you take orders

I used to, before my brood grew up, still do when they come for a meal. Orders are then taken for custard tart, jam and cream scones and cinnamon and fruit scones. I have made all kinds of cakes in the past but these three are long lasting family favourites.

anybody know who sell proper manchester tart WITH bananas?

Nobody! Manchester tart doesn't have bananas in it. What you want is a banana and custard tart.

I've never been a cake eater, I've not got a sweet tooth, My favorite pudding at school was bread and butter pudding, I loved it till i found out, It is actually bread and butter in the pudding, I then went off it,

Why does always somebody have to spoil your pleasures?

weatherwax your talking BULLOCKS at school manchester tart HAD bananas in it READ THIS AND WEEP YOU TOO CHATTY its not often i'm wrong but i'm reet again

Already seen it, and if you read it properly you will see it says that its a VARIATION with bananas. I still say its banana and custard tart.

Our school's Manchester Tart was the traditional one, Pastry case, Raspberry Jam (Lots), Custard and coconut topping.

i also asked for a proper one in a shop a few years ago and they said they cant sell um with bananas in now as the bananas go black

If Banana slices are dipped in lemon juice, or, in a tart like this, they are under the custard, they wont go black, that's just an excuse.

The original Manchester tart recipe never contained bananas. It's just a variation.

True jathbee cos bananas weren't in this country when Manchester tarts were first made...perhaps they didn't have coconut on top as well

so jathbee if i had bananas in my manchester tart at school and i was led to believe thats how proper manchester tarts were was asking for a proper manchester tart with bananas wrong? also roy the 1st bananas came here in 1633.

LG..is there any need to be so rude to weatherwax.

LG. You can add or take out ingredients to any food item and because the cook at your particular school added bananas to her version of Manchester tart does not make it the original Manchester tart recipie. Bananas are notorious for spoiling very quickly, the only time I have used them in cooking is in banana bread and then only once, I didn't like it.
Some bakers add currant or raisins to a scone mix when making jam and cream scones but some don't, including me, it's simply a matter of taste and choice. I add cinnamon, mixed dried fruit and brown sugar to a basic scone mix and my family love them but you will never find that particular mix in any bakers shop.
Cooking is all about experimentation and there are no hard and fast rules about ingredients as long as they work together.

So there is your explanation .

Quite true jathbee.... one favourite recipe I use is boiled fruit loaf. No glacé cherries or cinnamon in the original recipe but sometimes I add one or the other and sometimes both. Tried candied peel once, didn't like it.

It is indeed, Anne. I always use mixed dried fruit, which includes candied peel, when I make cinnamon and fruit scones. I sometimes soak the dried fruit in brandy if there is any in the house, which is normally at Chritmas time. It's all a matter of taste.

cinnamon and turmeric my fav herbs.....turmeric is a noted bone and artery booster...yup,....the suits claim so and is widely used by athletes.....so there.

Billy,we have them both in tablet form every day.

I'll have to re-phrase that ..hubby gets cinnamon on line to go on porridge
every morning,but the turmeric is in tablet form.

morrisons custard tarts are good .

I've always wondered why Pontefract cakes are called cakes