Sainsburys Basics Jaffa Cakes

Sainsburys jaffa cakes are a replica of the more expensive brand. They concist of a sponge base which is light and fluffy but ever so slightly dryer than other brands but not that dry that it ruins the taste, this is topped with a slice of orange jelly which is soft, squidgy and slimy with a realy strong bitter orange taste, to top all of this off you have a thick layer of dark chocolate. Sainsburys jaffa cakes are realy good value for money if you dont mind a slightly dryer layer of cake on the bottom of your jaffa cake as this is the only difference i have found, they are just as tasty as other brands but cheaper. They come packaged in ...

Recently I have had my hours at work cut by half due to the credit crunch so I needed to cut back at least in the short term on all my expenditure. So on my weekly shop to Sainsbury's I was keen to see how if at all I could reduce my bill. I came across the Sainsbury's basics 24 Jaffa Cakes next to my usual brand of Jaffa Cakes and immediately noticed a potential cost saving. As these Sainsbury's ones were only 60p, so I decided they needed to be tried. Sadly I have always loved Jaffa cakes since being a young boy, but in those days we only at them as special treats on Birthday's or when we had visitors for tea. I have tried a few of ...

COST: 60p for a pack of 24 jaffa cakes NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION (per cake): Calories: 42 Kj: 178 Protein: 0.5g Carbohydrate: 7.8g - of which sugars: 6.0g - of which starch: 1.8g Fat: 1.0g - of which saturates: 0.6g - of which mono-unsaturates: 0.4g - of which polyunsaturates: 0.1g Fibre: 0.2g Salt/sodium: trace INGREDIENTS: Wheat flour, sugar, egg, dextrose, glycerol, disodium diphosphate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, glucose-fructose syrup, sugar solution, concentrated orange juice, citric acid, pectin, trisodium citrate, flavourings, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, ...