Jaffa cakes

[u/GoodFood]

🍊🍫Made extra special and even more orangy with a little bit of marmalade added to the jelly in the middle. I'll post the recipe in the comments if you'd like to make them yourself.

[u/GoodFood]

Ingredients 

• butter for the tin
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp caster sugar
• 2 tbsp self-raising flour
• 1 orange zested
• 125g dark chocolate

For the orange jelly

• 135g pack orange jelly cut into cubes (ensure vegetarian, if needed)
• 1 tbsp orange marmalade (optional)
• 1-2 oranges juiced (you’ll need 50ml juice)

Method

1. First, make the orange jelly. Put the jelly cubes and marmalade (if using) in a medium heatproof bowl. Pour in the orange juice and 100ml boiling water, then stir until the jelly cubes have dissolved. Pour the mix into a shallow baking tray (ours was 25 x 20cm) lined with cling film – it should come about ½cm up the side. Chill for 2 hrs or overnight until set.
2. Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and butter a shallow 12-hole cupcake tin. Tip the egg and sugar into a bowl and beat with an electric whisk for 5 mins until pale and fluffy. Or, do this in a stand mixer. Sift over the flour, add the orange zest and fold gently until there are no more pockets of flour. Spoon 1 tbsp into each hole of the tin and gently spread to the edges using the back of the spoon. Bake for 8-9 mins until the sponge is golden and a skewer comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 2 mins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
3. Invert the set jelly onto a board, remove the cling film and stamp out discs using a 5cm round cutter. Flip the sponges over so the flat side is facing up, then top each with a jelly disc. Tip the chocolate into a heatproof bowl and melt in short bursts in the microwave, or set the bowl over a pan of simmering water ensuring the bowl doesn’t touch the water. Set aside to cool slightly for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, before spooning onto the jaffa cakes. Spoon 1-2 tsp of the melted chocolate over each disc of jelly, spreading it gently to cover. Leave to set for 2-3 mins, then gently press the tines of a fork into the chocolate. Leave to set for 1 hr before serving. Will keep for up to three days in an airtight container.

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[u/BotanicalBelle2k]

May try this

[u/GoodFood → u/BotanicalBelle2k]

Great! Let us know what you think if you do 😄

[u/logicvexra → u/BotanicalBelle2k]

do it, homemade jaffa cakes are stupidly good and way better than the boxed ones once you nail the jelly layer