Editing Pontefract cake (section)

{{Short description|Type of liquorice candy}}
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{{Infobox food
| name             = Pontefract cake
| image            = PontefractCakes.jpg
| image_size       = 280px
| caption          = A pile of Pontefract cakes
| alternate_name   = Pomfret cake, Pomfrey cake
| country          = United Kingdom
| region           = [[Yorkshire]]
| creator          =
| type             = [[Confectionery]]
| served           =
| main_ingredient  = [[Liquorice]]
| variations       =
| calories         =
| other            =
}}

'''Pontefract cakes''' (also known as '''Pomfret cakes''' and '''Pomfrey cakes''') are a type of small, roughly circular black [[candy|sweet]] measuring approximately {{cvt|0.75|in}} wide and  {{cvt|4|mm|order=flip}} thick, made of [[liquorice]], originally manufactured in the [[Yorkshire]] town of [[Pontefract]], England.