A “what if” became a personal challenge, and I ended up with this layered roll that mimics the flavors of an authentic Jaffa cake. Of course, creating a convincing home-baked version of a bought one is complicated, but you get it once you separate all its parts.

This is Mary Berry’s Jaffa Cake recipe with easy American measurements. Remember when you’re measuring the flour for this to sift it first and then measure. Besides weighing it’s the best way to accurately measure flour. What makes Jaffa cakes special is their layered personality — they have a sponge cake-like texture, an inner orange-flavored jam, and a chocolate cover. Together, the combination of flavors is hard to match, which takes us to my Jaffa cake roll. Individually wrapped for both ease and portion control, each bar comes in at just 99 kcals and features a soft, fluffy sponge layered with indulgent chocolate cream and enveloped in McVitie’s signature smooth milk chocolate. In the United Kingdom, value added tax is payable on chocolate-covered biscuits, but not on chocolate-covered cakes. [16] [17] 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. [18] McVities insisted that the product was a cake, and produced a giant Jaffa Cake in court to illustrate its point. [18] Davies, E. R. (2003). "Design of object location algorithms and their use for food and cereals inspection". In Machine Vision for the Inspection of Natural Products. Springer. pp.393–420. doi: 10.1007/1-85233-853-9_15. ISBN 1-85233-525-4.

The third element is the orangecookie filling, and mixing orange juice with vanilla wafers has been one of the most adventurous things I had done, but it tastes great! The sponge part of a Jaffa cake is a substantial part of the product in terms of bulk and texture when eaten. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4 and grease a 12-hole, shallow bun tin with butter. Before you think I have favorites, I don’t. I love all my baking projects, but some are just fun, and that’s the case with my Jaffa cakeroll. When they are cool carefully remove the sponges from the muffin tin - a tablespoon can help with this step! Place the set jelly on top of the sponges.

If I could go anywhere in the world, there is a 99.9% change I would choose the baker’s tent in Berkshire, where I could spend all day making pretty bakes for Mary Berry, herself. Maybe my Victoria Sandwich would be tasty enough to earn me another day in the tent. What are jaffa cakes?I figured I’d make a thin chocolate sponge cake for texture and body, which then I’d fill first with a creamy dairy-based layer and a cookie-like firmcore. United Biscuits (UK) Ltd (No. 2). [1991] BVC 818 | Croner-i Tax and Accounting". library.croneri.co.uk . Retrieved 17 February 2021. To find your nearest Tesco, we’ve popped the store locator here for ease. You’ll also be able to find the latest opening and closing time information listed there as well. In 2021, artificially intelligent binary classifiers "usually used in the field of astronomy" were trained on 92 traditional recipes of cakes and biscuits and determined Jaffa Cakes to be cakes. [25] Advertising Graves, Mark; Batchelor, Bruce (2003). Machine Vision for the Inspection of Natural Products. Springer Science & Business Media. p.403. ISBN 978-1-85233-525-0.