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Is it a biscuit or cake?

(13 Posts)
Patsy70 Thu 11-Jun-26 15:53:54

I’ve never liked Jaffa Cakes.

Sago Thu 11-Jun-26 15:49:02

The M&S version is good, I think they do/did a lime one.

M0nica Thu 11-Jun-26 15:41:08

Why do they constantly adulterate food and reduce the size in packets. The number of products, once coated in chocolate, noow covered in chocolate flavoured icing are too innumerable to count.

OK, keeping the quality may add £1 to the price of somethimg and I may then eat it once a fortnight,rather than once a week, but adulterate the product and cut its size and I simply stop buying it and I am not likely to change my mind.

HappyBumbleBee Thu 11-Jun-26 15:05:25

Honestly if you like to bake try making them - it’s literally thin sponge, orange jelly and melted chocolate and the bonus? You can make them whatever size (huge) you like 😅
I don’t have a recipe I just use my normal sponge recipe but bake a thin layer!

BoggledMind Thu 11-Jun-26 14:36:30

Sorry Aely, I posted before seeing your comment.

BoggledMind Thu 11-Jun-26 14:35:36

The cake or biscuit debate will probably go on forever, but McVities call them a cake and a judge agreed.

In 1991 HMRC wanted to charge vat on them because that's what happens with biscuits, but not cakes. It went to court and the judge saw both sides of the cake or biscuit argument but ultimately sided with McVities and said they were cakes (for the purpose of vat).

We recently had the limited edition Zuzu Lemon Jaffa Cakes and they were quite nice.

Aely Thu 11-Jun-26 14:30:48

Officially it is cake. There was a court decision a number of years ago. A lot of "chocolate" goodies have lost their appeal lately with the switch to cheaper "chocolate flavour" gunge. It was bad enough when companies started using Palm products. Nothing tastes the same. Anybody tried Paterson's "original with a twist" shortbread fingers recently? Nothing original about them and quite awful.

snoopy57 Thu 11-Jun-26 14:25:18

Cake or Biscuit, the children will love it.

NotSpaghetti Thu 11-Jun-26 14:25:03

I never liked these! They were always a bit odd to me.
I know some people did really enjoy them.

Gracey Thu 11-Jun-26 14:23:02

I'd say it's a cake, but I'm not very fond of the chocolate/orange combo, so I didn't have many. Last time I tried one it wasn't as thick, and the orange and the chocolate topping tasted very synthetic.

Oreo Thu 11-Jun-26 14:12:31

I agree with you both, they used to be delish but no longer.

Fallingstar Thu 11-Jun-26 14:10:04

I was also disappointed. Remembered really loving them many moons ago, now they taste cheap and nasty.

gransruleok Thu 11-Jun-26 14:04:02

My recent purchase of these once favoured treats tasted like a dollop of orange on cardboard with chocolate flavouring on top, yuk - last time I buy Jaffa cakes.