Jaffa CAKE

[Scarlett.]

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*Dies of heart attack*

[Kizzy]

My god I hope my son never sees this...... :laugh:

[King Gizzard]

don't think it would taste nice, I don't even know why I like normal jaffa cakes but I do

[Glenn.]

Sweet lord above :amazed:

[Omah]

http://www.jaffacakes.co.uk/#/range/

:cool:

[lostalex]

We have something similar called a Moon Pie in the US. I don't think it's the same though.

http://www.candycarrollton.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Moon-Pie.jpg

[Withano]

Ah I was hoping for a huge layer of orange at the top, not excited anymore

[Marsh.]

I think that Moon Pie is more like Wagon Wheels with the marshmallow and chocolate...

http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/icwales2/feb2009/5/6/wagon_wheel_292974941.jpg

[Omah]

We have something similar called a Moon Pie in the US. I don't think it's the same though.

http://www.candycarrollton.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Moon-Pie.jpg

You're right ..... they're NOT the same :

A moon pie or MoonPie is a pastry which consists of two round graham cracker cookies, with marshmallow filling in the center, dipped in a flavored coating.The traditional pie is about four inches (100 mm) in diameter.

The most common form of Jaffa Cakes are circular, 21⁄2 inches (64 mm) in diameter and have three layers: a sponge base, a layer of orange flavoured jelly and a coating of chocolate.

Moon Pies sound and look like our Wagon Wheels :

Wagon Wheels are biscuits topped with marshmallow and covered in a chocolate flavoured coating. The biscuit itself is round (64 mm in diameter) to represent the wheel of a wagon (hence the name).

[lostalex]

oh we must not have anything like a jaffa cake then, cause i can't think of anything that has orange in it.

[Glenn.]

Omah you have a very informative knowledge on Jaffa Cakes. Do you work for Mcvities?

[Scarlett.]

A normal Jaffa Cake
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[lostalex]

do you dip them in tea? are they like part of the snacks you'd have with tea?

is it like having donuts and coffee in the US? jaffa cakes and tea?

I notice there's always like little cookies around when british people have tea, but i never know what they are.

[Marsh.]

:laugh2:

[Scarlett.]

do you dip them in tea? are they like part of the snacks you'd have with tea?

is it like having donuts and coffee in the US? jaffa cakes and tea?

I notice there's always like little cookies around when british people have tea, but i never know what they are.

Those little cookies are biscuits, stuff like bourbons, custard creams and disgestives are made for tea dunking, never tried to dunk a jaffa though. Jaffa cakes are weird in that they actually are classed as cakes.

In the United Kingdom, value added tax is payable on chocolate-covered biscuits, but not on chocolate-covered cakes. McVities defended its classification of Jaffa Cakes as cakes at a VAT tribunal in 1991, against the ruling that Jaffa Cakes were biscuits due to their size and shape, and the fact that they were often eaten in place of biscuits. McVities insisted that the product was a cake, and according to rumour produced a giant Jaffa Cake in court to illustrate its point.After assessing the product on eleven criteria, including "texture", "attractiveness to children" and "consistency when stale", the court found in McVities' favour, meaning that VAT is not paid on Jaffa Cakes in the United Kingdom.

Jaffa cakes, serious buisness

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[Omah]

do you dip them in tea? are they like part of the snacks you'd have with tea?

is it like having donuts and coffee in the US? jaffa cakes and tea?

I notice there's always like little cookies around when british people have tea, but i never know what they are.

NOOOO DIPPING ...... :eek:

They are a multi-layered taste sensation, like your Moon Pies, which may be followed by the beverage of your choice but never eaten alongside

:laugh2:

The "little cookies" are what we call "biscuits" - both are flour-based food products:

In the United States, a biscuit is a small, soft, leavened bread, somewhat similar to what we call a scone, though generally softer and fluffier. Although yeast may be used as a leavening agent, it is often replaced or supplemented with baking powder or baking soda.

Biscuits in the United Kingdom and Ireland are a small baked product that would be called either a "cookie" or a "cracker" in the United States - they may be savoury (often referred to as "crackers") or sweet (digestive biscuits, ginger nuts, bourbons or custard creams.)

I had bourbons and ginger nuts earlier today and now I'm eating digestives with cheese and pickle, washed down with beer ..... :pipe:

[Niall]

I ****ing need this in my life

[Marsh.]

I always eat each layer separately.

Same with bourbons unless I have a glass of milk and then dip them in. :love:

I'm hungry now.

[Scarlett.]

Have you ever put two together and eaten them at the same time? Double jaffa madness.

[zakman440]

Good God. I must buy one.

[Kizzy]

jaffas are lovely :love:

[Omah]

Have you ever put two together and eaten them at the same time? Double jaffa madness.

:amazed:

[Jords]

Never tasted the big fuss :tongue:

[Marsh.]

I think I'm gonna have to buy a cake tomorrow. Not had chocolate for a while.

[Jake.]

:amazed: