Haribo Black Licorice Pontefract Cakes are a perfect gift for any lover of black licorice as these candies are imported from Germany. Pontefract Licorice Cakes have a unique history as they are round sweets imprinted with the stamp of a local castle.

Originally, these European treats were given to visitors of royalty and have been sold in Pontefract for hundreds of years making them one of the oldest candies available!

In Pontefract, UK there is a large yearly festival devoted just to licorice. There is a licorice queen crowned with a licorice crown who will be dressed in edible licorice clothes and bedazzled with licorice jewels!