British Jaffa Cakes

A homemade version of traditional British chocolate-glazed orange jelly cakes filled with vibrant jelly provides a sweet treat.

Category Tags:

Dessert

Cuisine Tags:

British

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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F (180C) and grease a shallow muffin tin.

  2. Start boiling water. Dissolve jelly cubes in boiling water, stir in marmalade, then let cool slightly.

  3. Line a 10x10-inch tray with plastic wrap, pour in the jelly mixture, and refrigerate for 45 minutes to set.

  4. Beat egg and sugar until light and pale, then sift in self-rising flour and fold gently.

  5. Spoon batter into muffin cups and bake for 8-10 minutes until golden.

  6. Cool cakes in the tin for 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.

  7. Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl over simmering water; remove from heat and cool. Reheat gently if chocolate hardens.

  8. Remove set jelly from the fridge, cut into discs slightly smaller than the cakes, and return them to the fridge.

  9. Once cakes are completely cool, place a jelly disc on top of each.

  10. Spoon cooled chocolate over each prepared cake.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 167 kcal
Carbohydrate: 17 g
Cholesterol: 76 mg
Fiber: 2 g
Protein: 4 g
Saturated Fat: 5 g
Sodium: 69 mg
Fat: 9 g
Unsaturated Fat: 4 g