Jaffa cake

Ingredients

For the cakes

2 eggs
50g caster sugar
50g plain flour, sieved

For the filling

1 x 135g packet orange jelly, chopped
1 tbsp orange marmalade
125ml boiling water
200g dark chocolate, minimum 70 per cent cocoa solids, broken into pieces

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4.
  • For the cakes, bring a little water to the boil in a pan, then reduce the heat until the water is simmering. Suspend a heatproof bowl over the water (do not allow the base of the bowl to touch the water). Add the eggs and sugar to the bowl and beat continuously for 4-5 minutes, or until the mixture is fluffy and well combined.
  • Add the flour, beating continuously, until a thick, smooth batter forms.
  • Half-fill each well in a 12-hole muffin tin with the cake batter. Transfer the tin to the oven and bake the cakes for 8-10 minutes. Remove from the oven and set the cakes aside, still in their tray, until cool.
  • Meanwhile, for the filling, in a bowl, mix together the jelly, marmalade and boiling water until the jelly has dissolved and the mixture is smooth. Pour the filling mixture into a shallow-sided baking tray or large dish to form a 1cm layer of jelly. Set aside until completely cooled, then chill in the fridge until set.
  • When the jelly has set and the cakes have cooled, cut small discs from the layer of jelly, equal in diameter to the cakes. Sit one jelly disc on top of each cake.
  • Bring a little water to the boil in a pan, then reduce the heat until the water is simmering. Suspend a heatproof bowl over the water. Add the chocolate and stir until melted, smooth and glossy, then pour over the cakes. Set aside until the melted chocolate has cooled and set.
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