Jaffa Cakes

About
Jaffa cakes were first introduced in 1927 by McVitie's (sells Digestives) in 1927 in England. They were named after the Jaffa oranges. Jaffa cakes are most commonly sold as circular biscuits that are relatively small, 54 mm in diameter, or 2 1/8 inches, but they can be sold as bars. They have three layers; a base layer of Genoise sponge, a layer of orange jam, and a thin coating of chocolate on the top of the biscuit.

Random Facts

 * 1) Jaffa cakes are made in factories and take 18 minutes from start to finish to make. 2K Jaffa Cakes are made every minute.
 * 2) McVitie's once produced an giant jaffa cake called "the Big One," but the production did not last long.
 * 3) Jaffa cakes are in fact cakes, not a biscuit. This is because when biscuits go stale, they get soft, while when a cake gets stale, it gets hard, just like a Jaffa Cake.
 * 4) Workers at the Jaffa Cake factory are allowed, and encouraged, to eat as many jaffa cakes as wanted.
 * 5) The record for most eaten jaffa cakes under one minute is 17.
 * 6) More than one billion jaffa cakes are eaten every year.



Flavours
Jaffa cakes are relatively limited in flavours. Orange is the most common, but lemon-and-lime, strawberry, pineapple, and blackcurrant have been available before/now.