Sainsbury's Basics Mini Roll Jam & Vanilla

Having just slated the swiss roll in the same range, will these do any better? You get six in a pack, and they're basically little swiss rolls with a jam and cream filling. The packaging is basic, and you'd have to put them out on a plate if you had friends over else no-one would want one. However, once you open the packet you are hit with the delicious sweet aroma that suggests these are going to be really nice. They look good- the roll just the right shade of brown - not anaemic and light, but not burnt looking either. OK, for the taste test. These are very sweet, but funnily enough it's not a sugar overload. The sugary roll, the jam ...  Read the complete review

My son had his second birthday party a little while a go so hubby and I popped down Sainsburys to pick up a load of party food. Obviously we were trying to keep to a budget so we bought a lot of the Sainsbury 'Basic' products and this was one of them. I have to say that they were a big hit and I often buy them as a little treat if I fancy some cake. They come in a plastic tray with clear plastic wrapping around them to keep them fresh. I can't remember exactly how much they cost but I think it was around 35p for six individual cakes. When you first open the packet a nice, sweet smell drifts out and always makes my mouth water. The cakes have a ...  Read the complete review

COST: 32p for six (@ 2.10.08) NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION (per mini roll: Calories: 77 Kj: 326 Protein: 1.0g Carbohydrate: 13.0g - of which sugars: 7.0g Fat: 2.4g - of which saturates: 1.1g - of which mono unsaturates: 0.9g - of which polyunsaturates: 0.3g Fibre: 0.4g Salt: 0.12g Sodium: 0.5g INGREDIENTS: Wheat flour, sugar, egg, glucose syrup, water, soya flour, vegetable glycerine, sorbitol, whey powder, palm oil, disodium diphosphate, sodium carbonate, mono- and dyglycerides of fatty acids, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, potassium sorbate, alcohol, ...  Read the complete review