Jaffa Cakes

Jaffa cakes are a much loved treat that invokes nostalgic memories. What can beat that comforting feeling that transports you back to when life was full of fun and play, homemade of course. I think I have never met anyone who doesn't love jaffa cakes, as well as someone who thinks you cannot beat homemade. My recipe for jaffa cakes are packed full of freshness and flavour, as the recipe is simple I recommend that you use the best quality of ingredients that you can afford, this is

because when a recipe is simple it allows the flavours to shine.

Ingredients:

120 grams of butter (room temperature)

180 grams (3/4 cups) of sugar

190 grams (1 1/2 cups) of self-raising flour

125 ml (1/2 cups) milk

2 eggs

Good quality marmalade

100 grams of chocolate

Method:

Preheat your oven to 180°c and line a baking tray with cupcake cases.

In a food processor mix together butter, sugar, self-raising flour, milk and eggs until smooth. Fill the case mixture a 1/4 of the way up and bake for 12 minutes or until you can insert a skewer into the cake it comes out clean. Allow to cool for half and hour.

While the cakes cool you can melt the chocolate. I do this by placing the chocolate in a bowl and heating it in the microwave oven for 30 seconds, if there are many large pieces that have not melted just continue to mix the chocolate and pieces will melt themselves in.

Once the cakes are cool cut a shallow hole at the top of the cakes using a spoon and fill it with the marmalade. Pour the chocolate over the top of the cake and allow to set for another 30 minutes.

Love Mademoiselle De Baker.

P.S try strawberry jam instead of marmalade for a twist.