I have been a big fan of Mr Kiplings since I was very young and agree that he makes 'extremely nice cakes'. I have tried many of the different types. One that caught my eye recently was the Viennese Whirls. One thing I have noticed recently is how the boxes have got so much smaller. The design of the box seems very much the same, it is just the size! Is it just me, or have the boxes (and cakes) shrunk??

Upon opening the box you find 6 very small cakes. The cakes consist of a circular shortcake filled with buttercream and rasberry jam. The shortcake is absolutely delicious and melts very easily in the mouth. The filling compliments the shortcake extremely well. One thing that did disappoint me was the size. Okay I am a big guy and like large portions, but when you can literally bite into one of these and it all disappears, you know it is small. The fact that for 6 of these it costs approx £1.50, mean that you are paying a fair whack for a cake.

Ingredients

Wheat Flour, Vegetable Oil, Icing Sugar, Raspberry Jam, (Glucose -Fructose Syrup, Raspberries, Humectant (Vegetable Glycerine), Gelling Agent (Pectin), Citric Acid, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrates), Flavouring, Colour (Anthocyanins)), Butter, Sugar, Invert Sugar Syrup, Glucose Syrup, Salt, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Humectant (Vegetable Glycerine), Flavouring, Emulsifiers (Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids, Mono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Colour (Curcumin).

Allergy Advice

May contain Nut Traces
Contains: Gluten, (Wheat) and Milk

These cakes do not contain any artificial colours or flavours or hydrogenerated fat. They are also suitable for vegetarians, so although each cake has a whopping 140 calories in each one, and are full of 8.4g of sugar per whirl, things could be worse.

Nutritional Information per whirl

Energy 140 kcal
Protein 1.1g
Carbohydrate 16.4g
of which sugars 8.4g
Fat 7.8g
of which saturates 3.0g
Fibre 0.4g
Sodium 0.07g
*Equivalent as Salt 0.18g
*Based on Sodium from salt and/or other sources

So would I recommend them. I would without hesitation, however I think the price of 25p a cake is way too much, especially when they are so small. However you can't fault the quality. They really are delicious, but maybe one I'll buy next time if I see them on offer. They just don't offer value for money, in my view.