3/4 syn Jaffa Cakes

One 'normal' Jaffa Cake is 2.5 syns so to me I can have that or I can have THREE of these...now it may be a bit oinker-y of me but I'd rather have three of these especially when, to be very honest, they taste almost the same.  Yes, they're more fiddly than my usual recipes but well worth the effort!

For the sponge:

2 eggs

1 tablespoon sweetener

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

25g self-raising flour (4 syns)

For the orange layer:

1 sachet sugar free orange jelly (1.5 syns)

1 teaspoon orange essence

Chocolate topping

Choc orange choc shot (1 level teaspoon per jaffa cake = 0.5 syns)

Total syns for 16 = 13.5 which is about ¾ a syn each

Method:

Preheat oven to 170 or gas mark 3

Put eggs, sweetener and vanilla essence in a bowl.  Using an electric whisk, whisk for about 5 minutes until the mixture has doubled/trebled in size and is thicker.  You’ll know its thick enough when the whish prongs leave marks in the batter.  It really does take about 5 minutes so be patient!  Add the flour and gently fold through with a metal spoon, be as delicate as you can to avoid knocking he air back out

Spoon the mixture into a muffin tray.  If you’re confident in the nonstick go for it but I gave mine a light spray with fry lite first.  It’s a good spoonful per sponge base, maybe two spoons full.  I got 16 out of my mixture.

Bake for about 10 minutes or until lightly golden brown

While the cakes are baking it’s time to make the orange layer.  I used Hartley sugar free jelly crystals and added a teaspoon of orange essence for a flavor boost.  Add ¼ pint boiling water and whisk.  When the crystals are dissolved add ¾ pint cold water and whisk again.  I put the jelly in silicone bun cases to make sure they were lovely and round, then put them in the fridge.

Low syn jaffa cake bases cooling

When the sponges are cooked put on a baking tray to cool, flat side up as this will be what you put your jelly layer on

Leave the sponge to cool and the jelly to set.  Probably an hour or so

Pop the jelly out of the moulds and place on the sponge base

When you’re ready, pop the jelly circles out of our silicone molds and place on the sponge bases and you’re ready for the chocolate!

Sponge bases with jaffa layers!

Just squeeze chocolate orange choc shot onto the top (or add from a spoon to measure) and smooth with the back of a teaspoon.  Out them in the fridge to chill and set slightly and serve when you’re ready! 

At 3/4 syn each I can have all of these instead of one 'normal' jaffa cake - don't mind if I do!!