Jaffa Cakes - The Debate

[Calon]

Cake or Biscuit ?

well i think,no i know its a cake,its obvious its in the blinking name! im actually suprised how many people think its a biscuit!

what you all think ?

[kempie]

What debate? � a 1991 VAT Tribunal ruled that Jaffa Cakes were indeed cakes and not biscuits despite HM Customs & Excise (as they were called then) classing them as chocolate covered biscuits as per the Value Added Tax Act 1983.

The Tribunal listed the factors it considered in coming to a decision as:
� the product�s name - a minor consideration;
� ingredients - cake can be made of widely differing ingredients, but Jaffa cakes are made of an egg, flour,and sugar mixture which was aerated on cooking and was the same as a traditional sponge cake.
� texture - cake would be expected to be soft and friable, biscuit crisp and able to be snapped: Jaffa cakes had the texture of sponge cake;
� size - Jaffa cakes were in size more like biscuits than cakes;
� packaging - Jaffa cakes were sold in packages more similar to biscuits than cakes;
� marketing - Jaffa cakes were generally displayed for sale with biscuits rather than cakes;
� on going stale, a Jaffa cake goes hard like a cake rather than soft like a biscuit;
� Jaffa cakes are presented as a snack, eaten with the fingers, whereas a cake may be more often expected to be eaten with a fork. They also appeal to children, who could eat one in a few mouthfuls rather like a sweet; and
� the sponge part of a Jaffa cake is a substantial part of the product in terms of bulk and texture when eaten.

Taking all these factors into account, Jaffa cakes had characteristics of both cakes and biscuits, but the Tribunal thought they had enough characteristics of cakes to be accepted as such.

[B00]

Why are they always on the biccy aisle in Asda then?

[Dustybun]

because the packaging is visually more "at home" on the biccy aisle than the cake aisle - honest, you have a look next time you're there or Tesco :O)

[dan no1]

i'd say it was a cake, because biccies are harder

[Skreecheeboy]

What about Short Bread? Oat Cakes? Malt Loaf? Ginger Bread Men? Where do these all stand?

[nattyg18]

i think that short bread and ginger bread men are biscuits, but the others are cakes
Jaffa Cakes are deffo cakes, and with 1g of fat per cake, its not hard to go wrong really is it?