How to | Jaffa Cake - Cake!

Hello everyone! I really am BEYOND sorry that I haven't posted in almost a month, everything just gets so hectic. I have been meaning to post again for what feels like forever, but it's hard to get back into a routine when you are out of it, you know? It's like going on holiday, so essentially I just took a blog holiday and now I am back wahey! so lets get on with the post...

Have you ever wondered if you could make a cake that is a giant jaffa-cake? 

(a Jaffa cake is like a biscuit, that has sponge, with orange jelly on tip, and then covered in chocolate)

For the sponge cake:

♡ 100g caster sugar

♡ 100g softened butter

♡ 2 eggs, beaten

♡ 100g self-raising flour

♡ 1 tsp baking powder

♡ 1 tbsp milk

For the jelly:

♡ 135g of Hartleys Orange Jelly

For the topping:

♡ 500g of dark chocolate (or any chocolate of your choice, but dark chocolate would be appropriate as the cake shall be sweet anyway)

Method:

1. Prepare the jelly by following the instructions on the jelly pack, and then leave for the required time (I suggest you make the jelly make about 2 hours in advance or longer, so the jelly is definitely set when it comes to making the cake.)

2. Heat oven to 190C (or fan 170C/gas mark 5 for gas cookers). Afterwards, then butter one 20 cm sandwich tin and line with non-stick baking paper. Then, In a large bowl, beat all the cake ingredients together until you have a smooth, fluffy batter (the ingredients can go in any particular order)

3. The mixture needs to be transferred into your sandwich tin, and then smooth the surface of the cake mixture with a spatula or the back of a spoon, then bake for about 20 mins until golden and the cake springs back when pressed. Turn onto a cooling rack and leave to cool completely, this is very important.

4. Whilst the cake is cooling, melt the chocolate using a water bath (out the chocolate in a glass bowl, and let it float in boiling water) or use a microwave. Also, get the jelly out ready to use.

5. When the cake has completely cooled, placed the jelly on top on the sponge cake, ideally as close to the middle as you can get it. Then, pour the chocolate evenly all over the cake, so that it roughly covers all the sides and the top. If you have some spare chocolate, drizzle some over the top for a little extra detail. 

6. Leave the cake in the fridge until the chocolate has set, and then dig in! ♡

That's the method we used anyway! I really hope this works for you, and if not, then I am extremely sorry!

If you give this a go, please email me photos or tweet them to me, only if you want to! :)

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