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'Jaffa Cakes'-Cake Or Biscuit?

In my parts this is an age-old debate. Some argue that since they're placed with biscuits, Jaffa cakes are biscuits. Some though say that they've got cakey insides, and so are cakes. What does everyone think?

Reply 1

need_money

9

Biscuits..Cakes are larger than that. That's biscuit sized not cake sized :wink:

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Reply 2

Logan

4

i should say they are biscuits with toppings, just called it that way to sound posh or whatever

Reply 3

oaky

biscuits go soft when stale
cakes go hard when stale

someone will have to do a test on this one

Reply 4

PQ

Clearing and Applications Advisor, Universities Forum Helper

21

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A4803040

Biscuits and cakes are considered a necessity by UK law and are zero rated. Chocolate-covered biscuits however are a luxury and subject to VAT at 17.5%. McVities and HM Customs & Excise2 argued over whether the Jaffa Cake was a cake (no VAT) or a chocolate biscuit (lots of VAT). The argument had to be taken to a tribunal (kind of like a court) to be resolved. In the end McVities baked a 12" Jaffa Cake which convinced the tribunal Chairman of the general cakeiness of the Jaffa Cake.

:cool:

Reply 5

PQ

Clearing and Applications Advisor, Universities Forum Helper

21

If they were biscuits they'd cost 17.5% more....

For all our sakes I believe we should all be on the side of the cakes :biggrin:

Reply 6

Gael

8

If they were biscuits, they'd be called Jaffa Biscuits. end of :tongue:

Reply 7

toipot2

1

Jaffa CAKE
whats the problem? :smile:

Reply 8

Archkinkist

OP

All of you saying cake have excellent taste! :cool:

Reply 9

Gael

8

oaky

biscuits go soft when stale
cakes go hard when stale

someone will have to do a test on this one

but....but...that would involve someone having to buy jaffa cakes and not eat them. That's just too cruel, even in the name of science. :eek:

Reply 10

kriztinae

14

PQ

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A4803040

Biscuits and cakes are considered a necessity by UK law and are zero rated. Chocolate-covered biscuits however are a luxury and subject to VAT at 17.5%. McVities and HM Customs & Excise2 argued over whether the Jaffa Cake was a cake (no VAT) or a chocolate biscuit (lots of VAT). The argument had to be taken to a tribunal (kind of like a court) to be resolved. In the end McVities baked a 12" Jaffa Cake which convinced the tribunal Chairman of the general cakeiness of the Jaffa Cake.

:cool:

i still think they are biscuits! :biggrin:

Reply 11

PQ

Clearing and Applications Advisor, Universities Forum Helper

21

kriztinae

i still think they are biscuits! :biggrin:

you'd rather pay an extra 17.5% on every packet?

MAD!!! :eek:

Reply 12

Scubar

oaky

biscuits go soft when stale
cakes go hard when stale

someone will have to do a test on this one

Jaffa Cakes are already soft

so either: They're already stale and they are biscuits

Or they'll go stale later and they are cakes

I actually think that they're cakes, cos they do go harder after time

Reply 13

kriztinae

14

PQ

you'd rather pay an extra 17.5% on every packet?

MAD!!! :eek:

i dont really like them that much but i do eat them :p:

in my mind they'l be biscuits but on paper they can be cakes deal? :wink:

Reply 14

silence

16

etymologically, a biscuit is a cake which has literally been baked twice (i.e. for twice as long) - "bis" and "cuit" - twice cooked.

the texture of a jaffa cake would actually suggest that it hasn't undergone the same type of cooking time as most other biscuits, so i would have to say it's a cake, albeit a very small one.

Reply 15

Ynox

11

jaffa cakes go hard when they go stale. Hence cake.

Reply 16

F1 fanatic

16

MrSornia

In my parts this is an age-old debate. Some argue that since they're placed with biscuits, Jaffa cakes are biscuits. Some though say that they've got cakey insides, and so are cakes. What does everyone think?