Jaffa Cake

[Maak]

biscuit or cake ?

A guy at work is trying to argue that Jaffas are biscuits and I say they are cake.

[firestorm]

Cake

[no friends]

Cake, its all in the name!

[Baroness]

The legal way to determine (according to European regulations) is:

'cake' goes hard if left out

'biscuits' go soft.

There are actual whole stupidly long legal arguments on it, iirc.

I have no idea what the answer to your question is, however, as I don't eat Jaffa Cakes (I think I am the only person in the world to not like them....).

:)

Edit: "The position of Jaffa Cakes as a VAT free product was once challenged in court. McVitie's defended the classification of Jaffa Cakes as a cake and not a biscuit by producing a giant jaffa cake; showing that their jaffa cakes were simply mini cakes. Secondly they argued that cakes go hard when stale, whereas biscuits go soft. If you've ever left a packet of jaffa cakes open for long enough, you'll know that they go hard, thus proving that they're cakes."

[Say_Ten]

They used to be cake like, I'm less convinced these days, they seem awfully dry.

[Maak]

its true, I have presented the person at work with this arguement, yet he refuses to beleive they are cakes.

[Baz]

just bought 72 jaffa cakes in preperation for i25

they are CAKES

[TheDon]

Surely if they were biscuits and not cakes then you could sue them for misrepresenting their product? Seeing as no one has, then they are clearly cakes.

If your friend is so sure they are biscuits tell him to sue mcvities, if he refuses he must be acknowledging the fact he'll lose and so acknowledging that they are cakes :p:

[Zatoichi.uK]

Tried raspberry jaffa cakes? Mmmmm..... :)

[maxrealism]

How many biscuits are made of sponge?

I think (possibly incorrectly) that Jaffa Cakes are spongey and that makes them qualify as Cakes.

Although they're made by a biscuit company.

[PRINGLES]

CAKE

[RocketKnight]

Jaffa Cakes. There shouldn't be any arguments. :p:

Interesting point about cakes going hard and biscuits going soft, hadn't thought about it like that.

[thory]

Ironically, someone mentioned this at work recently. They are, indeed, technically cakes - all due to the aforementioned "biscuits go soft when stale, cakes go hard" argument. It all comes down to VAT, as cakes = VAT (due to them being "luxury" items) and biscuits = no VAT.

Personally, I just like eating them. Lots of them.

[KingDaveRa]

They're cakes!

IIRC the box says something about '24 cakes' or however many it is.

[jaffy]

well i think i should have some say

they have always seemed biscuit like to me, but there is overwhelming evidence to suggest its a cake :x

i hate em

[Neon]

Cake

[Bootz]

Originally posted by Zatoichi.uK
Tried raspberry jaffa cakes? Mmmmm..... :)

omg!! i hope they arent limited edition so so many nice things are.

[Bootz]

Originally posted by PRINGLES
CAKE or death?

[Joey]

erm... cake please

[AcidUK]

JAFFA, CREE!

(Apologies.)

[TimmyNoShoes]

I always thought it was "crie" :S

[AcidUK]

Originally posted by TimmyNoShoes
I always thought it was "crie" :S Yeah, I just googled with a few spellings and went with the most popular one :)

[Killy]

cake... :rolleyes:

[Jez_Gafys]

there was a legal dispute about this many years ago. It was all based on whether or not there should be VAT on Jaffa Cakes (something to do with Chocolate covered biscuits have VAT added but cakes don't)

"For example the infamous UK Jaffa Cake case. 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 & Excise3 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."

[Cabe]

I must find that recipe.

[VonFaceless]

So they bribed the chairman with a giant jaffa cake?

nice

[Gunsmith]

lol

[Pingman]

The legal case was over tax, biscuits have to ahve VAT paid on them because they are a luxuary item, apparently cake is not, thats why the french at it when they ran out of bread :rolleyes:

Any way, i believe the legal case was won by Jaffa cakes to still be a cake wit hthe line " bisuits crumble, cakes don't" or something of that effect any way

Personally i can't eat more than about 3 with out feeling sick :|

[Baroness]

*so* disconcerting when people change their avatars.

[RK[CLL]]

tbh they're nice, thats all that matters!!

[no friends]

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BREAD CAKE BREAD CAKE