ancientsaint Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Tunnocks make a "Mallow upon a biscuit "base covered in chocolate........Its referred to as a Tea Cake but is it ? Tea Cake or Tea Biscuit ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanley saint Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 tea cake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy rhodes fancy watch Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Tea cake , the mallow and jam see to that. caramel logs are the business though ( biscuit ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wish i was Joe McGurn Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Tunnocks make a "Mallow upon a biscuit "base covered in chocolate........Its referred to as a Tea Cake but is it ? Tea Cake or Tea Biscuit ? It's all to do with VAT. Jaffa cakes were classed as a vatable item until the proved, somehow, as a cake and therefor free from VAT. Tea cakes are the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancientsaint Posted August 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Tea cake , the mallow and jam see to that. caramel logs are the business though ( biscuit ). So what about an empire biscuit it has jam in it and a cherry on the top ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fazman1977 Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 It's all to do with VAT. Jaffa cakes were classed as a vatable item until the proved, somehow, as a cake and therefor free from VAT. Tea cakes are the same. Biscuits go soft when they go stale, and cakes go hard - that was what proved Jaffa Cakes were indeed cakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SingaporeSaint Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Dont't know if they still do them but I hated the Caramel Wafers...yuccch ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogs1968 Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Dont't know if they still do them but I hated the Caramel Wafers...yuccch ! Boak.. I am another person, who was never sold on these. Tea cakes on the other hand. I like these, but only when kept in the fridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Fridge with a padlock maybe ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY5565 Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 a cake biscuit is called an entre met (a between the two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY5565 Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 caramel is a delice when made with salted butter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY5565 Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 any thing else? just ask Andy...Andy c'est moi et moi c'est Andy why do i always have to explain? is becoming tiresome Andy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancientsaint Posted August 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Biscuits go soft when they go stale, and cakes go hard - that was what proved Jaffa Cakes were indeed cakes. The chocolate and the mallow inside the Biscuit base will NOT go Hard ---so therefor on your theory the "Teacake" (only named so for VAT purposes) is indeed a Biscuit. Good Call. The ghost of Jim Morton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ghost of Jim Morton Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Great thread.. luvin it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY5565 Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 bis cuit = cooked twice and originate from a french baker who mistakenly cooked his loaf twice the French baguette owes its shape and form from Napoleons(r.i.peace)troops who cooked their bread on the end of their bayonettes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancientsaint Posted August 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 bis cuit = cooked twice and originate from a french baker who mistakenly cooked his loaf twice the French baguette owes its shape and form from Napoleons(r.i.peace)troops who cooked their bread on the end of their bayonettes I think you will find that the biskit was discovered by Lord Biscus of Utrecht way back in the early days before Napoleon was a twinkle in his fathers eye - It may have been later reduced for manufacturing requirements as Lordbiscus ofUtrecht was far too long to put on the first wrapper......Biscuit was more favoured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY5565 Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 cuit is cook and bis is two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Great thread.. luvin it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Who ate all the tea cakes/biscuits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY5565 Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 one of the slimmers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uphallsaint Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 The only problem with tea cakes is that I can't just eat one. Good marketing putting them in boxes of 6! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancientsaint Posted August 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 The only problem with tea cakes is that I can't just eat one. Good marketing putting them in boxes of 6! Is it the chocolate covering or the Mallow or the Biscuit base OR all 3 or a combination of 2 ingredients ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SingaporeSaint Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Can't you the teacake in your mouth whole, then slowly destruct it internally ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john.w Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Wife brought me teacakes. caramel wafers and snowballs back from the British shop in Edmonton on Wednesday but they are all gone. sigh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SingaporeSaint Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 (edited) Can't you the teacake in your mouth whole, then slowly destruct it internally ???? That one is to the ladies Edited August 24, 2012 by SingaporeSaint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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