Jaffa cakes
- Petit four
- Medium
- 6
- 1 hour 30 minutes
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Marcus Wareing's Jaffa cakes recipe calls for a touch of marmalade garnish and ground almonds in the mix, adding a richer texture and flavour. These traditional little chocolate treats have never tasted or looked so good and you may even start making this Jaffa cake recipe instead of trotting out to the shop to get pre-made Jaffa cakes to satisfy your chocolate craving.
Ingredients
Jaffa Cake Recipe
- 1 free-range egg , sat in warm water for 10 minutes
- 40g of caster sugar
- 1 tbsp of unsalted butter , plus extra for greasing
- 60g of plain flour
- 20g of ground almonds
- 12 tsp Seville orange marmalade
- 75g of 65% dark chocolate , broken into chunks
Equipment
- Electric hand whisk
- Mini muffin baking sheet
Method
1
Start this Jaffa cake recipe by preheating your oven to 180°C/Gas mark 4 and greasing 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
- 1 free-range egg
- 40g of caster sugar
3
Melt the butter in a saucepan over a moderate heat, add to the egg, then gently fold in the flour and ground almonds
- 1 tbsp of unsalted butter
- 60g of plain flour
- 20g of ground almonds
4
Spoon into the moulds and bake for 10 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean
5
Allow the Jaffa 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
- 12 tsp Seville orange marmalade
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 Jaffa cakes in the chocolate, then set them on the paper
- 75g of 65% dark chocolate
8
When you have dipped all the Jaffa 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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