{"id":1600,"date":"2024-06-06T09:33:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T09:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jymachinetech.com\/?p=1600"},"modified":"2025-07-25T06:42:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T06:42:44","slug":"online-trade-show-bakery-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jymachinetech.com\/it\/online-trade-show-bakery-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaffa Cakes: Is it a cake? Or a biscuit?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mcvities.co.uk\/products\/jaffa-cakes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jaffa Cakes<\/a>, as a popular snack in Europe, are not only loved by the general public but also have royal fans and are hailed as the progenitor of the \u201cEuropean Pie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Today, I would like to recommend the British McVitie\u2019s Jaffa Cakes to everyone. It\u2019s not only because McVitie\u2019s cakes are the most delicious, but also because of its legendary mysterious origin.<\/p>\n<p>British Jaffa Cakes are biscuits that taste like cake. Named for the use of Jaffa oranges as one of the ingredients, Jaffa Cakes consist of two layers of sponge cake with orange-flavored jam and chocolate-flavored snacks, which are very popular in the UK.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jymachinetech.com\/it\/1600\/%e5%be%ae%e4%bf%a1%e5%9b%be%e7%89%87_20240607151518\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4513\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4513\" title=\"jaffa cakes: is it a cake? or a biscuit?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jymachinetech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_20240607151518-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"jaffa cakes: is it a cake? or a biscuit?\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, whether this Jaffa Cake is a biscuit or a cake has been a long-standing issue that has troubled the British.<\/p>\n<h2>Is it a cake? Or a biscuit?<\/h2>\n<p>In terms of taste and texture, Jaffa Cakes seem more like a cake, at least to me, but I know many people don\u2019t think so. Yet its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jymachinetech.com\/it\/how-is-chocolate-made-in-factories-3\/\" title=\"Come una macchina per orsetti gommosi confeziona le gomme finite per la distribuzione?\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"935\" target=\"_blank\">packaging is that of biscuits<\/a>, and you can usually find it in the biscuit section for sale, not in the cake area. Why is that?<\/p>\n<p>According to British tax law, the British government only levies Value Added Tax (VAT) on chocolate biscuits, not on chocolate cakes. Therefore, the factory owner who invented and produced Jaffa Cakes\u2014McVitie\u2019s company\u2014decided to use \u201ccake\u201d in its brand name. Although in reality, its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jymachinetech.com\/it\/product\/pillow-type-biscuit-packaging-machine\/\" title=\"Pillow Type Biscuit Packaging Machine For Sales\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"934\" target=\"_blank\">packaging and sales are more like biscuits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jymachinetech.com\/it\/1600\/%e5%be%ae%e4%bf%a1%e5%9b%be%e7%89%87_20240607151527\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4512\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4512\" title=\"jaffa cakes: is it a cake? or a biscuit?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jymachinetech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_20240607151527-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"jaffa cakes: is it a cake? or a biscuit?\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But is this Jaffa Cake a cake or a biscuit? It\u2019s not up to the manufacturer to decide. After a period of litigation in court, the judge ruled that the Jaffa Cake is a cake and the brand name can continue to use \u201ccake.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I would like to recommend the British McVitie\u2019s Jaffa Cakes to everyone. 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