I don't buy a huge amount of sweet things, but I do have to buy some for my husband. I occasionally buy him a swiss roll that I can slice and put in his lunch box for work, however, I would usually always stay clear of Tesco value swiss rolls for something like that and take the Tesco main brand or another. However, when it comes to making a dessert such as a trifle then I really do not think that the extra money spent on a better swiss roll is worth it, and the value one does just fine. We were recently invited to a BBQ by some friends and to help them out, I offered to bring a dessert, which they were very grateful for. FOr handiness, I decided to make ...  Read the complete review

Yes, folks, I'm slumming it again today, since my yearning for sweet and sticky food has once again come into conflict with the lightness of my wallet. (Actually, that's a rather silly phrase, since a hundred 1p pieces is a lot heavier than a single £10 note!) While wandering through Tesco's cake department in search of something to satisfy both my stomach and my bank balance, I came across this chocolate Swiss roll for the startlingly low price of 13p. It had to be tried! I'm not sure how much help it really is to talk about the packaging of Tesco Value products, since they're all much the same: cheap white crackly plastic with the occasional splash of red ...  Read the complete review

When I was shopping in Tesco the other week I saw this chocolate swiss roll for just 13p. I usually prefer to buy jam swiss rolls but because of the price I was tempted to try this. I am a big fan of chocolate cake so thought I had nothing to lose by trying this. I'm not sure how much it weighs as I have thrown away the packaging but the cake is about 5 inches long and about 2 and a half inches wide. The packaging is mostly clear with the Tesco value logo on it, this meant you could see the product inside easily. When I took the roll out of the packet I noticed that the cake was a rich brown colour and looked very nice. It looked a lot like more expensive ...  Read the complete review

I have a lot of grandchildren and when they come to visit or stay over they are always looking for treats and so I am always looking around for different foods and snacks for those occasions and recently I saw this little cake from the lower brands from Tesco and it was only 13p and so it did not break the bank lol. The packaging is very basic, it comes in a plastic wrapper and has the usual blue and red colours of the Value range of products from Tesco and inside the wrapper is a rectangle shaped cake, it is a light brown in colour with soft cream in the middle of the cake and is very basic looking also, it is not fancy at all, and is very ...  Read the complete review

I went to visit my Mum today, and whenever we go, a Swiss roll always comes out with the cups of tea. Until today I never realised she was serving us Tesco Value Swiss roll. That makes me sound like a snob but I'm far from it, as you will know from reading my reviews. I don't tend to ever buy this at home because it goes so fast, but at only 13p each I might be tempted to push the boat out in the future. There are no frills about this products packaging, as there aren't with much of the value range. You can see right through the clear packaging and into the cake within. This means that straight away I can see that for my pennies I am getting a much ...  Read the complete review