What’s The Difference Between a Cake and a Biscuit?
published by YOUareDOINGitWRONG on Mar 10, 2011
Whats the difference?
What’s the difference between a cake and a biscuit?
Ever wondered why a cake is called a cake and a biscuit is called a biscuit ?
The biggest debate between is it a cake or is it a biscuit ?, came from the “Jaffa cake”.
Many people think because they are small and shaped like biscuits that they are biscuits. This needed sorting out for legal reasons over taxes, because it’s covered in chocolate which would make them more expensive, so the British government in 1991 wanted to reclassify the Jaffa cake as a biscuit.
This needed sorting out for legal reasons over taxes, so McVities the Jaffa cake company demonstrated to the tax board by producing a 12″ (30 cm) Jaffa Cake to illustrate that Jaffa Cakes were simply miniature cakes.
And they did this by showing that the Jaffa cake goes hard when stale, that’s it?
Yes that’s it a cake goes hard when stale and a biscuit goes soft when stale.
# 1 by Swabertawe
March 10th, 2011 at 6:09 pm #
Crazy! :]
I don’t consider a jaffa cake either a cake or a biscuit. It’s just a jaffa cake. It’s its own entity. ;D
# 2 by Tmrobotix
March 10th, 2011 at 6:24 pm #
^What she says! Go Jaffa cakes!
# 3 by Noisy Cricket
March 10th, 2011 at 6:34 pm #
Interesting and with political ramifications to bat. I would have never guessed. Thanks for the share.
# 4 by rjlowney
March 10th, 2011 at 6:34 pm #
Great post, I like cakes and biscuts and now they wont get mad because I wont call them the wrong name
# 5 by ceegirl
March 10th, 2011 at 7:09 pm #
looks good
# 6 by PillowOfCreation
March 10th, 2011 at 8:07 pm #
who else is hungry now,…….gimme some cake!
# 7 by galore
March 10th, 2011 at 8:11 pm #
nice share
# 8 by Fleur D
March 10th, 2011 at 9:49 pm #
This is a creative idea. I do see a repeating sentence ” because its covered in chocolate which would make them more expensive” just thought I would let you know. I never really thought about the difference. Cool, short article. Thanks for sharing. Feel free to comment on any of my articles as well.
# 9 by Lynn Hollis
March 10th, 2011 at 10:07 pm #
Whatever they are, biscuit or cake, they look good.
# 10 by tanny15
March 11th, 2011 at 2:11 am #
nice share
# 11 by CHIPMUNK
March 11th, 2011 at 2:26 am #
good one like this
# 12 by whimsyist
March 11th, 2011 at 4:08 am #
as long as its a food.. imma grab it!
# 13 by Bwise
March 11th, 2011 at 8:12 am #
A Jaffa Cake is a frikin cake! It’s in the name and when they go off the are hard. Biscuits go soft when they are off, ok. Lol.
Case close
# 14 by DR.VNS
March 11th, 2011 at 10:27 am #
Interesting comparison
# 15 by shakugan123
March 11th, 2011 at 5:00 pm #
good observation.
# 16 by Eunice Tan
March 11th, 2011 at 10:26 pm #
I don’t care whether it is cake or biscuit as long as it is delicious.
# 17 by benjiross
March 12th, 2011 at 4:49 pm #
I really don’t care if it is a cake or a biscuit as long as I can eat it!
# 18 by ZoeeAlice
March 13th, 2011 at 3:25 pm #
Jaffa cakes are just Jaffa Cakes!
Cake>>>>> Biscuits However.
# 19 by adicodrean1967
March 17th, 2011 at 12:40 pm #
good post
# 20 by tipsheetwriter
March 18th, 2011 at 6:55 pm #
nice ending!
# 21 by rhaim1
March 19th, 2011 at 2:40 am #
cake is soft
crackers are biscuits with a crackling sound as you bite
# 22 by rhaim1
March 19th, 2011 at 2:43 am #
amendment: cracker is a biscuit with a crackling sound
# 23 by Zuriki
March 19th, 2011 at 6:44 am #
interesting post, never thought about the staling of cakes and biscuits, the ending is very true
# 24 by outtolunch
March 21st, 2011 at 4:37 pm #
interesting
# 25 by Jlyn11
April 8th, 2011 at 5:21 am #
a cake is soft whereas a biscuit is hard, nice article
# 26 by carolinad
April 8th, 2011 at 8:42 am #
Thanks for the share, yummy!
# 27 by prasul
April 8th, 2011 at 1:48 pm #
I am still biting biscuts
. Nice one
# 28 by missnye
April 10th, 2011 at 2:00 pm #
Good GOD! I never thought I would learn THIS today! Amusing and informative!