2006-12-09 03:48:56 · 23 answers · asked by stu 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Biscuits pay less tax than cakes and when McVities introduced the jaffa cake, it had to prove to the Customs and Excise that it was a biscuit so that it would attract less tax. Their arguement was that a cake when opened and left out goes hard, whereas a biscuit goes soft. When you leave a jaffa cake out of its packet, it goes soft. Therefore, a jaffa cake, according to McVities, is a biscuit.
2006-12-09 13:15:24 · answer #1 · answered by beanie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They had this Q on Answerbank yesterday. Yes it is a cake (as already said biscuits go soft when stale, a cake goes hard). Also biscuits have a higher tax levy than cakes, and this (Jaffa cakes) had to prove in court that they were indeed cakes not biscuits.
Strangely though most Supermarkets will stock them in the biscuit section!!
2006-12-09 12:08:03 · answer #2 · answered by Pardus 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. This is how you tell the difference with cakes and biscuits:
A cake is soft when fresh and goes hard when left in the open air.
A biscuit is hard when fresh and goes soft when left in open air.
Therefore a jaffa cake is a cake. This had to be decided upon for the import duties for jaffa cakes.
2006-12-09 11:57:40 · answer #3 · answered by nettyone2003 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's called a cake, therefore it is a cake. Also it carries a virulent strain of cake virus. If you put jaffa cakes in with the biscuits all the biscuits go soft.
2006-12-09 11:56:43 · answer #4 · answered by Athene1710 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The government class it as a biscuit. A few years ago the government took the manufacturers to court as they were not paying tax as they claimed it was a cake.
2006-12-10 08:42:16 · answer #5 · answered by Gareth M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really care if its a cake or a biscuit JAFFA CAKES RULE!!!
2006-12-09 12:05:21 · answer #6 · answered by paul b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya it is, what part of Jaffa cake do u not get
2006-12-09 13:46:59 · answer #7 · answered by harry rav 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah the age old debate!
as it has a sponge base i would say yes it is a cake although it comes in a pack like biscuits so i don't know.
I'm confused!
Damn you and your riddles!
lol x
2006-12-09 12:04:37 · answer #8 · answered by Jemma A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These have been the subject of investigations over the years, I believe that the latest thinking is that they are a biscuit.
2006-12-12 15:50:49 · answer #9 · answered by charlietooo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a cake I think because it's a bit sponge-y.
2006-12-09 12:37:30 · answer #10 · answered by Bungle, Zippy & George 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋