chocolatey jaffa cake cake recipe

OK, so I have been thinking about this Jaffa Cake Cake. I didn't really think it would be possible to make a giant Jaffa Cake but there is proof that it is possible here: PimpThatSnack. Unfortunately, all the recipes I have seen for it have included gelatine, so no thank you very much!

Instead of a giant Jaffa Cake, surely cake can be made all kinds of better with the inclusion of a layer or two of Jaffa Cakes, so that is what I will do instead! Hurrah!

The recipe is below if you're interested in making your own...

6oz butter or margarine

6oz caster sugar

4oz self-raising flour

2oz cocoa powder

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla essence

2 eggs

lots of Jaffa Cakes

frosting, if you're lazy like me

orange essence (optional)

orange sprinkles (optional)

~preheat the oven to about 180 degrees Celsius before you begin


~beat the eggs and the vanilla essence

~cream together the butter and sugar until it is smooth

~measure out the flour and cocoa (add more cocoa and less flour if you want it more chocolatey)

~add a bit of the flour/cocoa mixture and a bit of the egg/vanilla mixture to the butter/sugar mixture, and mix together a bit at a time

~grease a baking pan and pour in half the mixture

~bake for about 20 minutes... check it's cooked through by putting in a knife - if it comes out clean it's ready, if it's a bit sticky give it a bit longer

~re-grease the baking pan and pour in the rest of the mixture. Now you can eat the remaining mixture in the bowl, nyom!

~when the first cake is cool, ice it with the frosting. I'm lazy and used Betty Crocker icing, because it's delicious. I added a few drops of orange essence to the frosting to give it a chocolatey-orangey flavour, to complement the Jaffa Cakes ;)

~add a layer of Jaffa Cakessssss

~add another layer of frosting, just for fun (and to help the other cake stick to the top)

~once the second cake is cool, add it to the top, and cover with another layer of frosting and more Jaffa Cakes - you can never have too many

~finish off with extra orange sprinkles if you fancy - and you're done!

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I haven't actually tried it yet, but it smells utterly delicious! I'm taking it over to my friend Jo's house tomorrow morning - she is at home on her own recovering from surgery, so this is bound to cheer her up! Woop! Will let you know how it tastes tomorrow...!

Mr Fox loves jaffa cakes and so do I!

Mr Fox Loves Jaffa Cakes plate by James Ward aka Jimboart

...but not as much as Vixie loves Jaffa Cakes! They are certainly the food of the gods, there is just nothing better. In fact, they made up the core "fruit" part of my university diet*

Despite having said just up there ^^ that there is nothing better than a Jaffa Cake, perhaps I exaggerated a little... for example, I think a Jaffa Cake Cake would be way better than just a Jaffa Cake on it's lonesome. 

Perhaps I shall experiment... BRB

*Jaffa Cakes count as a fruit right??