That's right, whether you nibble, bite or total-eclipse your Jaffa Cake, you are supposed to do it with the chocolate facing downwards! If that revelation has rocked your belief system to its very core, then hold on to your hat, because it's not just Jaffa Cakes that are supposed to be eaten chocco side down.
However, a representative of Jaffa Cakes responded to the online controversy by saying that 'our Jaffa Cakes go through a reservoir of chocolate, so the chocolate is at the bottom'. This line was reiterated in a later response on Twitter.
During the court battle between Mcvitie's and Her Majesty's Customs and Excise, Mcvitie's baked a giant Jaffa Cake to prove that Jaffa cakes were really cakes and not biscuits. It was a long and costly dispute, but McVities finally tasted sweet success and Jaffa Cakes were finally recognised as chocolate covered cakes.
Forget star signs and birth charts, how you eat your Jaffa Cakes explains a lot about you according to a JC study. Whether it's the full moon, the half-moon, the crescent moon, the total eclipse or just shoving them all in at the same time, there are 520 different ways to devour them.
"This carbohydrate is ideal for athletes, especially during training or a game as it will provide a quick and tasty source of fuel. Energy gels and similar are less palatable so less likely to be consumed in adequate amounts. For this reason, I can see why they were encouraged by Sir Alex Ferguson."
Legal status
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.
Jaffa Cakes have some biscuit qualities
While Jaffa Cakes are called cakes, they're usually found in the biscuit aisle and are packaged like traditional biscuits. They are also eaten like regular biscuits, with your hands, while cakes are usually enjoyed with a fork or spoon.
The company argued that their Jaffa Cakes were cakes because are more like cakes than biscuits because cakes harden when they go stale, and biscuits go soggy, a Jaffa Cake indeed goes hard and their case was proven to be successful. The judge ruled in favour of McVities and concluded that Jaffas were indeed cakes!
There are 144 calories in 3 biscuits of McVitie's Jaffa Cakes.
McVitie's Jaffa Cakes are the original cake in the biscuit aisle! Dark crackly chocolate on the top, light sponge on the bottom and that tangy orangey bit in the middle.
James Stedman-Henderson's Sweets Ltd, under their brand Sweetacres, released Jaffas onto the Australian and New Zealand markets in 1931. The confectionery is currently made in Australia by Allen's lollies, a division of Nestlé and in New Zealand by RJ's Confectionery in Levin.
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Named after the Jaffa orange that flavors its jelly center, the Jaffa cake consists of three layers: a tiny Genoise sponge for the base, topped by a layer of orange jelly, which is then covered in chocolate. It has been called the best-selling biscuit in the U.K.
Jaffa cakes were first produced by McVitie's in 1927 and you may think the main flavours of a Jaffa Cake are orange and chocolate, but you'd be wrong! The main flavouring in the jam is actually apricot, but it does have an added hint of tangerine oil. This isn't the first time that snacks have hit the headlines.
Jaffa Cakes can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature or in the fridge for up to 3 days. They also freeze well for up to 3 months.
Jaffa cakes have 50g sugar per 100g, or 6.1g per cake - that's one and a half teaspoonfuls of sugar per Jaffa cake.
Are Jaffa Cakes Nibbles Halal? Majority of scholars deem it Haram. However a recent Fatwa from Darul Uloom Karachi deemed it Halal. There is still DISAGREEMENT with regards to it's permissibility.
On going stale, a Jaffa cake goes hard like a cake rather than soft like a biscuit. Jaffa cakes are presented as a snack, eaten with the fingers, whereas a cake may be more often expected to be eaten with a fork.
McVitie & Price introduced the Jaffa Cake in 1927. It contained a simple combination of sugar and tangerine oil to form the sealed layer of jam. The cakes were named after the Jaffa oranges which flavour the zesty centre of the cake.
51% of Brits consider Jaffa Cakes to be biscuits - 38% say they are cakes (as do McVities and the courts) yougov.co.uk/opi/surveys/re…
Unfortunately, Jaffa Cakes aren't vegan. This is because they contain butter oils and dried egg, making it unsuitable for anyone following a plant-based diet. Most Jaffa-style cakes from supermarket brands are also unsuitable for vegans due to the use of eggs in the sponge base.
(slang) An impotent or infertile male. The term comes from the "seedless" orange. "I've heard he's a jaffa."