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imrans are they what you were looking for? if so glad i was of some help lol

Thanks
Tina

bumping this up

imrans try this link

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Thank you Tina6 Although biscotti is the closest to it uptill now but its not it. I agree that there would be a 'european' name for it but in south asia these are called 'Cakerusk'
In simple language it is something like a madeira cake which is baked to be rusky in texture ie brittle and crisp not soft.

imrans, these sound like biscotti to me

a cake rusk is like a basic cake - yellow in the inside and brown crust (Madera cake) but that is soft while a cake rusk is crisp like rusks and is yellow /brown.
If you live in an area where you will have Asian shops you will be able see what I mean.
I feel it is a dired version of that basic cake but it is made crisp and not let to sit out in the sun to dry.

Like frexy I am in the dark. However I did a bit of browsing and found the following. Don't know if this is exactly what you are looking for, but you did not give any clues.

This may be worth a look. It is a Greek recipe called Ekmek (a layered custard cake) and one of the ingredients is Rusks or Melba Toast. It also says "Cake" refers to the rusks which have soaked up the syrup.

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There is a recipe on this link for a Holland Rusk Cake.

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forgive me but what exactly are CAKE RUSKS ?