The hedgehog cake belongs in the produce category called “Baking and confectionery products”. The raw materials for production are: sponge pastry, cream mousse, punch for soaking the pastry and almond decoration. Directions: Step 1 – make sponge pastry, Step 2 – make solution for soaking the pastry, Step 3 – soak the cooled down sponge cake with the warm solution, Step 4 – make the cream mousse, Step 5 – cut out of the pastry 5 pieces shaped as a hedgehog and spread them with layers of cream mousse, Step 6 – make the spines of almonds and decorate the cake; Women from the Rural Housewives Association in Kazimierz present the hedgehog cake at displays, demonstrations and markets/fairs. They organise demonstrations of baking the cake, tasting shows and they popularise the baking recipes. Contact – phone: (+48)77 437 16 07 The hedgehog layer cake was recognised in a competition organised by the Marshall Office of the Opolskie Province as the Traditional Product of the Opolskie Region. The product is registered on the list of traditional products of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.