French Jaffa Cakes

A couple of weeks ago, some friends of mine went on a stag do trip to Belgium and out of the kindness of their hearts, brought me back a packet of French Jaffa cakes. As you can imagine I was totally blown away by their thought! I can't remember the exact name of this brand, however this packet of Jaffa cakes is genuinely one that has got it's way into my high esteem. The cake is soft, the Jaffa is thick yet without being too rich, and the chocolate coating is a gently pieced together cap of delightful yumminess that gives this Jaffa cake an incredible rating of 8/10. Thanks Dave and Joel for this amazing gift and remember to buy me more next time you are in Brussels!

March 2013 - Cake Guest of The Month! Dave's Fridge Cake

It's time for this month's cake guest of the month! This time we tasted my friend Dave's fridge cake. This masterpiece contained a variety of ingredients that blended well together to form a very enjoyable experience. The distinct flavour of Creme Egg chocolate was the highlight and overall the high quality and precision taken into designing this cake gives it a commendable rating of 8/10.

Delicje Polish Jaffa Cake

Today I tasted a Polish Jaffa Cake. It was cherry flavoured and sported a very bouncy sponge with a crispy light chocolate coating. This Jaffa Cake has been given a rating of 5/10 for its unique flavour and  rubbery texture as well as its a nice representation of what we believe is the best cake in the world.

Kelkin Gluten Free Jaffa Cakes

The other night I was with a group of friends eating Jaffa cakes and we decided to try out a gluten free kind by a brand called Kelkin. These are a great alternative if you are gluten intolerant and although the sponge isn't as bouncy as say a McVities or Sainsbury's Jaffa cake, the orange has an exquisite tangy taste capped with a layer of silky smooth chocolate. We have given this Jaffa cake a rating of 5/10.

Jaffa Cake Shaker

I recently witnessed my friend Josh using a shaker for part of the percussion piece to his drum set the other day. I was inspired by this shaker, as it was no ordinary shaker, but a shaker that had been formed using rice grains and a cylindrical Jaffa Cake container. To raise just a couple of points about its amazingly brilliant design, firstly the space within this container is more than adequate for the grains of rice needed to make a great shaker and secondly, the container is securely sealed at each end to ensure no grains of rice escape, therefore deeming this unsuitable as a shaker. The harder Josh worked this shaker, the better it sounded and I am excited about the crowds of people who will hear this shaker and admire its excellent quality in sound, texture and appearance at future gigs.

Jaffa Cheesecake

I recently sampled a slice of Jaffa cheesecake at a local coffee shop. This was a combination of orangey sponge, orange zest and a coating of icing that also contained orange zest. Overall this was a great eating experience and I will be sure to have this again.

Cake Guest of The Month: Victoria Sponge by Phil

Hello readers! As it is a new month, I thought I would try a new idea. A new cake idea. The only thing is, this is not going to involve Jaffa cakes! My friend Phil recently baked a Victoria sponge. This was his first ever cake apparently and I loved it the second I tasted it. Succulent, sweet, sensational moist texture with smooth strawberry jam in the middle. A lot of thought went into this cake and The fact that Phil had decided not to include cream made this a simple yet substantial after dinner sweet, that goes down well with a mug of English tea. The only minor downside to this creation is the icing sugar was placed on the top of the cake before, not after being baked, therefore it did not have that 'frosty' coating. I rate this cake 7/10 and look forward to eating a cake baked by Phil again!

Budget Jaffa Cake

This is the first of my Jaffa cake blogs to portray something negative about the best cake in the world. Today I am going to shine the spotlight on the 'budget' Jaffa cake. In many supermarkets and stores around the UK and Europe you will find a packet of Jaffa cakes that are appealing because of their price, low fat and convenience, encased only in a plastic wrapping, not presented professionally in a cardboard box. Do not let these selling points steal your precious pennies, you are worthy of better than that. Don't take me wrong, I'm not dissing these types of Jaffa cakes as such, only pointing out that if you buy them, you will find they have a crunchy texture, a cheaper chocolate coating and a smaller amount of tangy orange centre. Take my advice, buy the Jaffa cakes that appeal to you, but more importantly, you could have a happier experience buying the boxed types. Also a word to the wise, if you look after your pennies, your pounds will take care of themselves.

Aldi Jaffa Cake

After tasting the Aldi Jaffa Cake, I have rated this 8/10. This is a well put together Jaffa Cake that includes a flavoursome orange centre, a soft cake base and dark, nicely spread chocolate coating. The jelly is rich, not only in flavour, but it has more substance to it than most other Jaffa Cakes I have eaten and reviewed. On a personal note, I liked them so much, I ate a whole packet of 12 in a total of 5 minutes. It was a great experience and I look forward to my next packet of Aldi Jaffa Cakes.

Cake or Biscuit?

Taken from Wikipedia...

In the UK, value added tax is payable on chocolate-covered biscuits, but not on chocolate-covered cakes. McVities defended its classification of Jaffa Cakes as cakes in court, producing a 12" (30 cm) Jaffa Cake to illustrate that its Jaffa Cakes were simply miniature cakes. McVities argued that a distinction between cakes and biscuits is, among other things, that biscuits would normally be expected to go soft when stale, whereas cakes would normally be expected to go hard. It was demonstrated to the Tribunal that Jaffa Cakes become hard when stale. Other factors taken into account by the Chairman, Potter QC, included the name, ingredients, texture, size, packaging, marketing, presentation, appeal to children, and manufacturing process. Potter ruled that the Jaffa Cake is a cake. McVities therefore won the case and VAT is not paid on Jaffa Cakes in the UK.

Jaffa Cake chatter

Have you ever thought that every jaffa cake has the possibility of being addictive. Even without thought, you eat one, then another... and another... and so on. Obviously, any given jaffa cake manufacturer is not going to create a jaffa cake exactly like another manufacturer. As long as it is a jaffa cake, diversity is acceptable.

Cadbury's Jaffa Cake

The Cadbury's Jaffa Cake has been given a rating of 5/10, due to the fact that the chocolate is too hard, the jaffa doesn't really cut through and the sponge is a little too crunchy... we believe this not to be a very good example of a jaffa cake, but still looks the part.

Asda Jaffa Cake

We have given the Asda jaffa cake a rating of 8/10. We think this jaffa cake represents something of great quality with classic tangy orange taste. Those of you who regularly buy this brand of Jaffa cake may have noticed the price has gone up from 40p to 65p since a couple of months ago.

Sainsbury's Jaffa Cake

The Sainsbury's jaffa cake has been given a rating of 6/10. This jaffa cake has a nice cake section, that boasts a lighter colour and gives a great texture. This jaffa cake is generous in every layer.

McVities Halloween jaffa cake

The McVities Halloween jaffa cake has been given a rating of 5/10. This is a very good quality jaffa cake. The tangy flavour really gives it some punch, and is very tasty indeed.

Co-op jaffa cake

We have given the Co-op jaffa cake a rating of 7/10. This jaffa cake is very good all round, and provides a good standard of quality.

McVities jaffa cake

We have given the McVities jaffa cake a 9/10, as it is such a class jaffa cake. It's a great example of something nice.

The history of Jaffa cakes

The Jaffa cake was invented in 1927 by McVitie & Price, following the success of the digestive biscuit. The cakes are named after Jaffa oranges found in Jaffa, Israel.

Welcome to Jaffa Cake World

We welcome you to our Blog. Please bear with us as we have to eat a lot of Jaffa cakes to review them.