Great British Chefs

Biscuit or cake? Whatever you call it the favourite sweet treat goes gourmet with this indulgent but easy-peasy Jaffa Cake recipe. 

Makes: approx. 12 cakes

Preparation Time: 15 mins

Cooking Time: 20 mins plus 15 mins cooling time

What You Need:

1 free-range egg

40g of caster sugar

1 tbsp of unsalted butter

60g of plain flour

20g of ground almonds

12 tsp of Seville orange marmalade

75g of 65 % dark chocolate

What To Do:

1.Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas mark 4 and grease a 12-hole muffin tin

2.Break the warmed egg into a mixing bowl, add the sugar, then whisk on high speed for 10 minutes until light and fluffy

3.Melt the butter in a saucepan over a moderate heat, add to the egg, then gently fold in the flour and ground almonds

4.Spoon into the moulds and bake for 10 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean

5.Allow the cakes to cool on a wire rack, then cut each one in half through the middle, forming a base and a lid

6.Scoop out a small piece of each base and fill with a teaspoon of marmalade, then put the lids back on top

7.Melt the chocolate in a bowl placed over a pan of simmering water until smooth. Place a tray lined with baking paper on your work surface then, using a fork, dip the cakes in the chocolate, then set them on the paper

8.When you have dipped all the cakes, put them in the fridge to set for 10-15 minutes. As a garnish, decorate with small pieces of peel from the marmalade

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