England

Jaffa cakes

Sponge, orange jelly, dark chocolate. Cake or biscuit? A court once had to decide. You only have to eat them.

90 minTime

4 gProtein each

mildSpice

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

271kcal

4 gprotein

2 gfibre

90minutes

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.

Orange juice¾ cup plus 2 tbsp

Orangezest of 1

Sugar6 tbsp, divided

Agar agar1 tsp powder

Egg2

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)6 tbsp

Butterfor greasing

Dark chocolate (bittersweet chocolate)150 g, chopped

6 steps

1For the jelly, bring the orange juice, zest, 30 g sugar and agar to a boil, stirring, and simmer 2 minutes.
2Pour into a lined tray about 1 cm deep and chill until firm.
3Heat the oven to 180 C and grease a 12 hole bun tin. Whisk the eggs and 50 g sugar until thick and pale, about 5 minutes.
4Gently fold in the maida, then spoon a heaped tablespoon into each hole. Bake 8 to 10 minutes.
5Cool the sponges. Cut discs of jelly slightly smaller than the sponges and sit one on each.
6Melt the chocolate gently, spoon over each jelly, and mark lines with a fork. Leave to set.

Serve it like this

Stack three on a plate, chocolate side up, and serve with a glass of cold milk or a cup of tea.

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