Table 1

Description and examples of cake categories

CategoryDescription and examples
AlmondProducts described as almond fingers or almond slices.
AngelProducts described as ‘Angel’ cake or ‘Angel’ slices.
BakewellProducts described as ‘Bakewell’ slices.
BattenbergProducts described as ‘Battenberg’.
Blueberry muffinsProducts described as blueberry muffins, including mini size.
BrowniesProducts described as brownies, excluding flavoured brownies.
CarrotProducts described as carrot cake, excluding flavoured carrot cake, for example, fudge carrot cake.
ChocolateProducts described as chocolate cake or similar, including chocolate birthday/celebration cakes.
Chocolate cake barProducts described as chocolate cake bar, including caramel flavoured.
Chocolate muffinsProducts described as chocolate muffins, including ‘chocolate chip' and ’double chocolate’ and sold in regular or mini size.
Chocolate Swiss rollProducts described as ‘Chocolate Swiss roll’ or chocolate roll or sponge roll and sold in regular or mini size.
CoconutProducts described as coconut cake or similar.
Coffee and walnutProducts described as coffee and walnut cake or similar.
CoffeeProducts described as coffee cake, iced or containing buttercream.
Cupcake/fairy cakesProducts described as cupcake and ‘Fairy Cake’ and do not fit in any other category.
FruitProducts described as fruit cake or similar, including iced varieties.
GenoaProducts described as ’Genoa'.
Fruit Swiss rollProducts described as ’Swiss roll' and fruit flavoured, for example, Raspberry Swiss Roll, in regular or mini size.
GingerProducts described as ginger cake or bun.
LemonProducts described as lemon cake or similar, for example, lemon and poppy seed loaf cake.
Lemon Swiss rollProducts described as ‘Lemon Swiss Roll’ or similar.
MadeiraProducts described as ‘Madeira Cake’ and plain.
Fruited MadeiraProducts described as ‘Madeira Cake’ with fruit.
Iced MadeiraProducts described as ‘Madeira Cake’, iced and of any flavour.
Red velvetProducts described as ‘red velvet’, including cupcake varieties.
VictoriaProducts described as ‘Victoria sponge’ or similar.
WalnutProducts described as walnut cake.
White chocolateProducts described as white chocolate cake and filled with strawberry or raspberry jam.
Plain with chocolatePlain sponge topped with chocolate or containing chocolate chips.