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Jaffa Cakes Cake

Image of Jaffa Cake 'Cake' on a plate

Serves:

Ingredients

For measurement conversions click here

90

ml

plant based milk

70

ml

juice from orange(s)

35

ml

vegetable oil

1

zest of large orange(s)

70

g

caster sugar

115

g

plain flour

0.3

tsp

baking powder

35

g

plain chocolate

70

g

apricot jam

1

tsp

water

0.5

tsp

orange essence

1

tsp

olive oil

Recipe submitted by: Nathan, FoodCycle Hucknall volunteer

Equipment needed: baking tray(s), hand blender, parchment paper and mixing bowls

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 150°C fan/170°C non fan/gas mark 3
  2. Thoroughly mix the milk, orange juice, and oil in a bowl. For best results, use a hand blender.
  3. Rub the orange zest into the caster sugar as if rubbing fat into flour. You will release some of the oil from the zest and the sugar mix should begin to look wet.
  4. Combine the orange sugar mix with the wet ingredients in a large bowl, and use a stick blender to combine them into a syrup.
  5. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl and whisk to disperse the raising agent and salt.
  6. Add wet ingredients to dry, and mix with a spatula until combined and no dry lumps remain. Don’t over-mix it.
  7. Pour into baking tray(s) lined with parchment paper. Give the trays a side-to-side wiggle to disperse the mix evenly.
  8. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until done. Set aside for 10 minutes, then remove from the baking tins and allow to cool to ambient.
  9. Boil jam with water and half the orange essence; allow to cool substantially and thicken. Paint all sponges with apricot gel, and allow to set.
  10. Melt chocolate with the rest of the orange essence and olive oil. Remove from the heat and allow to cool a little, but whisking to avoid lumping. The olive oil will prevent setting.
  11. If you have enough chocolate, cover the cakes completely, starting from the centre and allow the chocolate to run. If you don’t have enough, drizzle over the cake to achieve a Jaffa-son Pollock style marbling.
  12. Serve the cake on warm plates with orange segment sauce and candied nuts (optional).

Top Tips:

  • To make candied nuts, melt brown sugar and a smidge of olive oil with some lemon juice and some cinnamon or ground ginger and bring to a large bubble. Add nuts of choice. Coat thoroughly, then decant onto parchment paper and allow to cool. Once cold, chop the sugared nuts finely.
  • To make the orange sauce, use orange segments along with brown sugar and spices. Loosen the mixture with olive oil and a splash of lemon or orange juice. Aim for something similar to a Sauce Gastrique – watch for the bubbles transitioning from small to large. Be careful, as it can burn quickly, so keep stirring. Once the sauce is ready, add the orange segments and coat them thoroughly.
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