Jaffa Cupcakes

As the name suggests, these are cakes very much like jaffa cakes (But better!)


Ingredients - makes 12


165g (5.75 oz) SR flour
30g (1 oz) cocoa powder
220g (7.75 oz) caster sugar
2 eggs
170 ml (0.25 pt) milk
1 tbsp finely grated orange zest


Icing


250g (9 oz) icing sugar
60g (2.25 oz) unsalted butter
2 tsps finely grated orange zest
2 tbsps orange juice
Orange cachous to decorate

1. Preheat the oven to 180*C and put out 12 cases out. Melt the butter.
2. Sift the flour and cocoa into a large bowl and stir in the sugar. Add the eggs (beaten), milk, melted butter and orange zest and beat with electric beaters until well combined.
3. Divide evenly among the cases and bake for 18-20 minutes until a skewer comes out clean. Transfer onto a wire rack to cool.
4. Cream the butter, orange zest and icing sugar until smooth in a large bowl. Decorate each cake with buttercream, and cachous if wished.

One large orange makes enough zest for the whole set of cakes (just!), so if you are keen on oranges, get two. Very tasty cakes.


MMFC