<P> A 99 Flake can refer to an ice cream cone with a Cadbury Flake inserted in it; a specially produced Flake bar for this purpose; or a wrapped ice cream cone product marketed by Cadbury . Having been created at the Cadbury's factory in Bournville, England, the flake was originally designed to be a cuboid, and fit into a wafer . By 1930, Cadbury's was selling half - length Flake "99s" specifically for prodding a cone . </P> <P> A 99 Flake ice cream, or more commonly a 99 or ninety - nine, is an ice cream cone, usually made with soft serve ice cream, into which a Flake bar has been inserted . The ice cream is usually vanilla flavoured . They are sold by ice cream vans and parlours . Variations include a 99 with two flakes - often referred to as a double 99 or "bunny's ears" - and a 99 with strawberry or raspberry syrup on top, sometimes known as monkey's blood . </P>

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