2007-02-28 07:31:22 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Neither, they are just the BEST!
2007-03-01 04:18:10 · answer #1 · answered by njoy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The source of one of the most complex conundrums ever to challenge mankind:
Is it a cake or is it a biscuit?
These small circular sponges topped with chocolate and squidgy orange stuff have been the subject of much debate over the years. Even the British government has become embroiled in this web of snack-related intrigue. At present the Jaffa Cake is classified as a cake but the British government is attempting to get it reclassified as a biscuit. This would mean it would come under a higher tax bracket as biscuits aren't as perishable as cakes, or something technical like that.
It is not clear how much more expensive the Jaffa Cake would become should this proposal go through Parliament, but it's possible they could move from the realms of 'everyday favourite' to become more a much more exclusive item. In which case, they could end up being treated similarly to fine wines, so that in the future, small groups of Jaffa Cake connoisseurs might be found in darkened cellars discussing texture, nose, and full-bodied flavour.
Whatever happens, the Jaffa Cake will retain a unique place in the biscuit/cake market.
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2007-02-28 07:41:36 · answer #2 · answered by friendofb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As anthony m says, the VAT ruling makes them cakes.
http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/jaffajudgement/ has a review of several makes of Jaffa Cake, plus all the info you need on as to if they are cake or not.
2007-02-28 07:41:04 · answer #3 · answered by kirun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey ! Jaffa Cakes are nice cakes, not biscutis. They have a lovely layer of jelly, usually orange flavor, they remind me of Jamaican Ginger Cake but that one is much better than Jaffa and with no jelly ! :)
2007-02-28 07:35:28 · answer #4 · answered by senorita spanish rose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are cakes..they have sponge, jelly and choclate...no biscuit.....They would be called jaffa biscuits but they are not...jaffa CAKES....
2007-02-28 08:44:04 · answer #5 · answered by chris w. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you can categorise them!!!! Jaffa Cakes are in a class of their own! (And only 35 calories per 'cake') Yummy!
2007-02-28 07:34:17 · answer #6 · answered by Jojotraveller 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whats in a name ?
Are they Jaffa cakes ?
or should they have called them biscuits......derrrr
2007-02-28 07:35:34 · answer #7 · answered by jonnydemonic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who cares, as long as it goes down well.
I would probably say a cake!
Have you tried dunking a jaffa cake in coffee LOL
2007-02-28 07:35:46 · answer #8 · answered by Stumpy247 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cakes.
Cakes harden when they are stale, biscuits soften.
2007-02-28 07:36:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They keep them in the biscuit aisle at supermarkets so guess biscuits, but who cares they are yummy.
2007-02-28 07:43:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
mmmmmm jaffa cakes.
2007-02-28 07:40:59 · answer #11 · answered by ........ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋