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.