Is it a biscuit or cake?

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

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

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.

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

Cake or Biscuit, the children will love it.

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.

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.

Sorry Aely, I posted before seeing your comment.

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!