Jaffa Cakes artwork 'defaced' in Manchester

A bitter row is raging on - and has now been plastered all over a mural in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.
A local street artist created a mural to honour the legacy of one of the region’s finest exports, the Jaffa Cake. It has already divided opinion, but the controversy has just become even more zesty.
Well-known creator Akse P19, who has famously created murals of Ian Curtis, Kurt Kobain, and Marcus Rashford, revealed his latest work last week in the Northern Quarter celebrating the McVities creation. But just days later it has already been ‘defaced’ - by some knowing Jaffa enthusiasts looking to point the orange-hued spotlight on an enduring conflict.
Is the famous Jaffa confection a cake… or a biscuit?
Just a week after being unveiled, the word ‘cakes’ has been intentionally blasted out by huge white graffiti, and replaced by ‘biscuits’ in a playful reignition of the infamous British debate.
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[@WokWongz]

I think it adds a bit of character, a funny nod to the never ending debate. That said, I think it would look better if the word cake was crossed out rather than a horrible smudge

[@Chicagocoffeeuk]

Who effing cares? That company is loaded. Now they get more attention. I bet they orchestrated the whole thing

[@DanielLeyland]

Johhny from two pints of larger and a packet of crisp was the first to my knowledge to bring up the debate..is it a cake or a biscuit 😂😂 It's deffo not a biscuit though.!

[@mrsoft7022]

Should have painted fully over it. Jaffa cakes cause cancer.