Homemade Jaffa Cakes

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 cup (all purpose flour, plain
  • 1/2 cup Caster granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup Dark chocolate
  • 1/4 tsp Vanilla extract

• Drinks

  • 1/2 cup Orange juice

• Other

  • 1 sachet (12g gelatine

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Ingredients

• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1/4 cup (50g) caster/granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup (60g) plain/all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup (50g) caster/granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup (120ml) orange juice
• 1 sachet (12g) gelatine
• 3/4 cup (130g) dark chocolate, chopped

Directions

• Place the sugar, and orange juice into a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Once the sugar has dissolved, sprinkle the gelatine on top and stir it in. Do not boil. Line a muffin pan with aluminium foil, then pour 1 tablespoon of the orange mixture into each hole. Chill for 1 - 2 hours until set.
• Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
• In a heat-proof bowl over a pan of simmering water, add the eggs and sugar and beat using a hand mixer until pale and frothy - about 4 - 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, then stir in the vanilla, and fold in the flour.
• Remove the jelly and foil from the muffin pan. Grease the pan for the cake mixture. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, about 1 tablespoon of batter per muffin hole. Bake for 8 - 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool for 5 minutes in the pan before removing them to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Once the cakes are cool, gently remove the jellies from the foil. I shaped out smaller circles from the centre of the jellies before gently pulling them off the foil. You dont have to, but I wanted my jelly slightly smaller than the cakes.
• Microwave the chocolate until melted and smooth, stirring every 10 - 20 seconds. Allow to cool slightly, then using a spoon, spread the chocolate over the tops of the jelly, gently spreading to the edges of the cakes. For looks, gently press the tines of a fork on top of the chocolate and lift up. Leave to set.