With the outbreak of World War I it was renamed to "Empire biscuit", except in Northern Ireland and the east coast of Scotland where it remains known as the German Biscuit and is commonly found with a jam and coconut topping.
With the outbreak of World War I it was renamed to "Empire biscuit", and is also known as the "Belgian biscuit". In Northern Ireland and the east coast of Scotland it remains known as the German Biscuit, and is commonly found with a jam and coconut topping.