THE PRODUCT ITSELF
Jaffa Cakes are really quite unique. They are different from other biscuits and are more like cakes than biscuits. I think of biscuits as being 'hard' and 'crunchy'. Jaffa Cakes, however, are light, soft and spongey. The base consists of a light sponge cake and the top ... Read review
Advantages: Good combination of flavours Disadvantages: Can be sickly if you eat too many
THE PRODUCT ITSELF
Jaffa Cakes are really quite unique. They are different from other biscuits and are more like cakes than biscuits. I think of biscuits as being 'hard' and 'crunchy'. Jaffa Cakes, however, are light, soft and spongey. The base consists of a light sponge cake and the top is an orangey jelly covered in a thin layer of plain chocolate.
Jaffa Cakes are made by McVities. In standard packs there are 12 individual ... ...PACKAGE
Boxes of Mcvities Jaffa Cakes are bright and appealing. The lettering of 'Jaffa Cakes' is like orange peel and stands out against a dark blue background. The box is very easy to open thanks to a tear away strip at one end of the box. Inside, the biscuits are wrapped to ensure lasting freshness.
SMELL AND TASTE
On opening the wrapper, you are greeted by the smell of dark chocolate. As you take a ... more
THE PRODUCT ITSELF
Jaffa Cakes are really quite unique. They are different from other biscuits and are more like cakes than biscuits. I think of biscuits as being 'hard' and 'crunchy'. Jaffa Cakes, however, are light, soft and spongey. The base consists of a light sponge cake and the top is an orangey jelly covered in a thin layer of plain chocolate.
Jaffa Cakes are made by McVities. In standard packs there are 12 individual 'cakes', and in smaller packs, 6.
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Boxes of Mcvities Jaffa Cakes are bright and appealing. The lettering of 'Jaffa Cakes' is like orange peel and stands out against a dark blue background. The box is very easy to open thanks to a tear away strip at one end of the box. Inside, the biscuits are wrapped to ensure lasting freshness.
SMELL AND TASTE
On opening the wrapper, you are greeted by the smell of dark chocolate. As you take a bite, you can taste the chocolate and the sponge immediately. The sponge melts in your mouth and gives way to a fruity aftertaste provided by the orange centre. The sweetness of the orange jelly contrasts well with the dark chocolate - a very good combination, in my opinion.
The nutritional information per cake is as follows:
Energy 201kJ (48 kcal) Protein 0.5g Carbohydrate 9.2g Fat 1.0g Fibre 0.2g Sodium (trace)
Jaffa Cakes are also suitable for vegetarians. I'm not sure if they're suitable for sufferers of nut allergies, however.
VALUE FOR MONEY
You can expect to pay about £0.65 for a pack of 12 Jaffa Cakes. This works out at about 5p per 'cake'. Personally, I find this a little pricey, but given that Jaffa Cakes are no ordinary biscuit, it is perhaps partly justified.
CONCLUSION
Overall, Jaffa Cakes definitely get the thumbs up from me. They are a 'biscuit' of contrasts: the soft sponge against the sweet, orange filling and thin layer of plain chocolate makes for an unusual, yet delicious snack. I would highly recommend them with a nice cup of tea or coffee, but BEWARE: they are HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, and you may find yourself finishing off the whole packet in a very short amount of time!
Advantages: great for kids Disadvantages: mom's like me might steal them
My youngest daughter is 3 years old and whenever I take her food shopping she always asks for McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes. The ones I buy her are the mini variety. These come in packs of 6 lunch pods and cost around £1.35.
Mini Jaffa Cakes are ideal for my daughter as each pod contains 6 mini Jaffa cakes. These plastic orange pods are joined together and folded into an oblong shape and held together by a outer cover of cardboard. When the cardboard ... ...they are easy to separate along the serrated edges. Once one pod has been pulled off there is a thin plastic lid which can be lifted up at one end and easily pulled off revealing 6 small dark chocolate, sponge cakes that are more like biscuits than cakes. The packaging has the McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes logo in orange writing on it with a blue background, but it also clearly states that these are the mini variety.
Each Jaffa cake has a thin layer ...
dibalmond 05.06.2002
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Advantages: Portion control for the kids Disadvantages: None
We love Jaffa Cakes in our family. All of us. My hubby and I enjoyed them but then my little girl tried them somewhere when she was about 2 years old and we all ended up addicted. Having recently visited my sister who adores her niece she of course stocked up on her fav's. And she bought the little mini ones because she knows I like the idea of portion control.
***Packaging***
McVities Jaffa Cakes are all the same colour and this one is no exception. ... ...lid and orange writing. Six pods are sold together and wrapped in similar coloured cardboard. The little pods are sturdy and i feel this is important so that the lovely little cakes inside are not damaged. One problem for little ones though is that they can be difficult to open. But then again this can also be an advantage.
***The Smell and Taste Test***
When you pop open the little pod there is a nice smell of dark chocolate, not too strong though. ...
fairygirl12 09.08.2005
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Advantages: Handy snack size, great for packed lunches Disadvantages: Moreish,
Recently I started giving my daughter packed lunches for school, mainly as a way of keeping tabs on what she was eating. Normally she has a biscuit of some sort in her lunchbox so when I came across McVities Mini Jaffa cakes last week, I had to buy them. Found alongside the biscuit display in most supermarkets and not among cakes as it's name would suggest, Mini Jaffa Cakes come in a pack of 6 orange pod containers. The outer layer is blue with McVities ... ...are jopined by an easy-tear serrated edge. There is a thin cellophane layer which you peel back to find 6 mini jaffas. Like the original Jaffa Cakes the mini variety have a soft sponge bottom wtth a delicious orange jelly filling topped with dark chocolate. The sweet, tangy orange and bitter dark chocolate compliment each other making these cakes very moreish indeed.
Widely available in most supermarkets, Mini Jaffa Cakes are quite reasonably priced. ...
wardenblw431 22.05.2003
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Advantages: handy size for packed lunches Disadvantages: not enough for adults
Made by McVities Jaffa cakes have always been a firm favourite in our house. Since the standard boxes of jaffas which we always used to have McVities have progressed to make the wonderful Mini Jaffa Cakes. They are exactly the same as standard jaffas but are wrapped in little individual orange cartons, individually sealed meaning they are ideal for lunch boxes, snacks and picnics. These are easily recognisable and are located with other jaffa cakes ... ...find that most smaller shops only stock normal boxes of jaffas rather than the mini packs. If you don't know what the packaging is like, it is mainly orange with a blue lid with 'mini jaffa cakes' written in big orange letters across the front.
Each little carton has a blue peel back lid and contains six mini jaffas.
On opening the carton the smell is there and smells of delicious orange. This really is the main smell, you can't really smell the ...
tracy2002 13.07.2003
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Advantages: Quite low in calories, taste like jafa cakes(suprise suprise) Disadvantages: orange is a bit too tangy
Its 11 o clock im bored sat at work, and im starving, lucky i put a jaffa cake bar in my bag this morning!!
The bars are foil wrapped, and dark blue with bright orange writing, very attractive, and the character on the front. The wrappers have different jaffa cake characters on the front, mine is Za Za. A spiky bright orange thing with high heals on and big flutery eye lashes. I dont know what the other characters are (sorry) this is my first bar. ... ...supermarket for 97p. Quite cheap actualy!
The back has the nutrional information in white:
Per cake.
Calories 129(not bad) Protein 1.2g
Carbohydrates 18.6g
Fat 5.5g(not bad).
Its also suitable for vegetarians, as it says so on the back!!
It also has the ingredients on the back.
The bar is the bottom bit of the normal jaffa cake (you know the spongey bit) then a thick layer of gooey orangey jam and covered in a thin layer of dark chocolate.
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kellywraight 02.05.2003
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