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Mcvities Jamaica Ginger Cake Each

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Mcvities Jamaica Ginger Cake Each
£1.50
£1.50/each
  • Suitable for vegetarians

Each 1/9th cake (25.8g slice) contains

Energy
393kJ
93kcal
5%of the reference intake
Fat
2.7g

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4%of the reference intake
Saturates
0.8g

-

4%of the reference intake
Sugars
9.7g

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11%of the reference intake
Salt
0.16g

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3%of the reference intake

of the reference intake*
Typical values per 100g: Energy Per 100g

Product Description

  • Ginger Cake
  • www.123healthybalance.com
  • Dubbed as the original and best for over 50 years, McVities Jamaica Ginger Cake is a moist, sweet loaf cake with a delicious ginger ‘kick' that is guaranteed to delight the taste buds.
  • Did you know our secret Jamaica Ginger Cake recipe also makes the perfect pudding? That's why we call it a Sticky Pudding Cake! Enjoy it cold with a cuppa or warm with custard - either way, It's stickily delicious!
  • McVitie's Jamaican Ginger Pudding Cakes are too good not to share.
  • ® Registered Trademark of United Biscuits (UK) Ltd.
  • I'm a cake and a pudding
  • No hydrogenated vegetable oil
  • Suitable for vegetarians
  • The oil palm products contained in this product have been certified to come from RSPO segregated sources and have been produced to stringent environmental and social criteria. www.rspo.org

Information

Ingredients

Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Sugar, Vegetable Oils (Palm, Rapeseed), Humectant (Sorbitol), Emulsifier (E471), Dried Whey (Milk), Colour (Plain Caramel), Milk Protein, Wheat Starch, Raising Agent (Sodium Bicarbonate), Stabiliser (Guar Gum), Dried Whole Egg, Wheat Protein, Salt, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Ginger Flavouring

Allergy Information

  • May also contain Peanuts, Nuts, Soya, Mustard. For allergens, including Cereals containing Gluten, see ingredients in bold.

Storage

Store in a cool, dry place.Once opened, store in an airtight container. For best before, see side of pack.

Cooking Instructions

Oven cook
Instructions: Conventional Gas & Electric Ovens:
Preheat oven to 180°C (Gas Mark) 4.
Fan-Assisted Electric Ovens:
Preheat oven to 160°C.
Remove all packaging. Place a slice of cake (1/9th of a cake/approx 25g) on a shallow baking tray and heat on the middle shelf of the oven for 5 minutes.
If heating more than 1 slice do not overlap.
All cooking appliances vary. This is a guide only.

Preparation and Usage

  • Enjoy it cold with a cuppa or warm with custard - either way, it's stickily delicious!

Number of uses

Typical number of servings per pack: 9

Recycling info

Bag. Recycle with bags at larger stores

Name and address

  • Freepost McVitie's.

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  • Tel: Freephone (Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm) UK 0800 456 1372
  • Mail: (UK): Freepost McVitie's.
  • Email via: www.unitedbiscuits.com

Nutrition

Typical ValuesPer 100gPer Slice (25.8g)
Energy (kJ)1522393
(kcal)36293
Fat10.4g2.7g
of which Saturates3.2g0.8g
Carbohydrate63.1g16.3g
of which Sugars37.6g9.7g
Fibre1.6g0.4g
Protein3.7g0.9g
Salt0.61g0.16g
Typical number of servings per pack: 9--
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35 Reviews

Average of 3.2 stars

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Not great.

2 stars

A Tesco Customer9th October 2022

Sort of what you’d expect from something with a very long shelf life. An unpleasant texture, neither cake nor pudding, and the ginger isn’t obvious enough, overall not great.

sublime- try with dollop of fresh cream or with cu

5 stars

A Tesco Customer14th September 2022

sublime- try with dollop of fresh cream or with custard OR by itself YUM ! Could eat the whole lot -but must share :)

SERVE 9 ????

1 stars

A Tesco Customer14th September 2022

Serve 9 !!!! They having a Joke it has been reduced in size and is nor so small you would be hard pushed to get 4 decent slices of cake. Will not buy again at this price

can it be frozen

1 stars

A Tesco Customer24th July 2022

can it be frozen

Good ginger cake.

4 stars

A Tesco Customer1st May 2022

Moist and quite large for one person. Like it cold plain or buttered. Warm with vanilla ice cream. Very versatile cake.

avoid, very dry

1 stars

A Tesco Customer26th February 2022

always good, moist cake, not the last two times dry and hard even though useby date was May!!

It's a sponge

2 stars

A Tesco Customer6th February 2022

Full stop. Disappointing really. The Ginger does sing out but the texture isn't like a cake. A bit claggy for me; sorry. John

One of my favourite cupboard standbys

5 stars

A Tesco Customer30th January 2022

Versatile, hot with custard for dessert, or sliced and spread with butter as part of a high tea.

Tasty but would never serve 9 as it's tiny

5 stars

A Tesco Customer25th January 2022

Tasty but would never serve 9 as it's tiny

Lovely product and on clubcard offer superb value

5 stars

A Tesco Customer17th January 2022

Lovely product and on clubcard offer superb value

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