These jaffa cake cupcakes are, of course, a celebration of the humble store-bought jaffa cake. For these cakes, chocolate sponge is topped with a layer of orange jelly and sealed in by a generous slather of rich chocolate ganache.
This jaffa cake cupcakes recipe is one I’ve adapted slightly over the years from one sent in by the wonderful Jenny of Mummy Mishaps – my main tweak is the addition of ganache rather than melted chocolate because when I go decadent, I go big!
Here’s how to make 12 jaffa cake cupcakes.
Ingredients
- 135 g (4.8 oz) orange jelly (aka jello) 1 packet, cubed
- 1 tbsp orange marmalade
- 200 g (7.1 oz) butter
- 3 medium free-range eggs
- 200 g (7.1 oz) caster sugar
- 200 g (7.1 oz) self raising flour
- 25 g (0.9 oz) cocoa powder
- 120 ml (4.1 floz) cola
- 125 g (4.4 oz) dark chocolate
- 125 g (4.4 oz) milk chocolate
- 100 ml (3.4 floz) double cream
Equipment
Instructions
Put the marmalade and jelly in a small, heatproof bowl with 200ml (6.8 fl oz) boiling water.
Place in the microwave for 60 seconds until completely dissolved.
Lightly grease a baking tray about the same size as your muffin tin (you’re going to be cutting out 12 jelly rounds from it).
Pour the jelly into the tray, allow to cool, then place in the fridge to set – it may take up to an hour.
Preheat the oven to 180C (160C fan, 350F). Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and creamy.
Add the eggs and a spoonful of the flour and beat again.
Add the flour and cocoa powder and mix well to combine all of the ingredients.
Stir in the cola.
Line a 12 hole muffin tray with muffin cases and divide the cake batter between them.
Cook in the oven for 20-25 minutes (you can test that they’re cooked using a skewer – it should come out clean). Place on a wire rack to cool completely.
Remove the jelly from the fridge and using a very small pastry cutter or bottle lid, cut out rounds of jelly and put one on each cupcake. Cut out 12 rounds of jelly just slightly smaller that the tops of your cakes. Place a round of jelly on top of each cake.
Heat the cream, and pour it into the chocolate. Stir until you have a ganache.
Leave it to cool until thick enough to pile on top of each of the cakes. Leave to set completely.
Enjoy!
These gorgeous jaffa cake cupcakes are such a hit with everyone who tries them. The orange jelly is cool and fresh, the ganache is rich and creamy, and the chocolate sponge is light and flavoursome.
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Jaffa cake cupcakes with orange jelly and chocolate ganache
Ingredients
- 135 g (4.8 oz) orange jelly (aka jello) 1 packet, cubed
- 1 tbsp orange marmalade
- 200 g (7.1 oz) butter
- 3 medium free-range eggs
- 200 g (7.1 oz) caster sugar
- 200 g (7.1 oz) self raising flour
- 25 g (0.9 oz) cocoa powder
- 120 ml (4.1 floz) cola
- 125 g (4.4 oz) dark chocolate
- 125 g (4.4 oz) milk chocolate
- 100 ml (3.4 floz) double cream
Instructions
- Put the marmalade and jelly in a small, heatproof bowl with 200ml (6.8 fl oz) boiling water.
- Place in the microwave for 60 seconds until completely dissolved.
- Lightly grease a baking tray about the same size as your muffin tin (you’re going to be cutting out 12 jelly rounds from it).
- Pour the jelly into the tray, allow to cool, then place in the fridge to set – it may take up to an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 180C (160C fan, 350F). Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and creamy.
- Add the eggs and a spoonful of the flour and beat again.
- Add the flour and cocoa powder and mix well to combine all of the ingredients.
- Stir in the cola.
- Line a 12 hole muffin tray with muffin cases and divide the cake batter between them.
- Cook in the oven for 20-25 minutes (you can test that they’re cooked using a skewer – it should come out clean). Place on a wire rack to cool completely.
- Remove the jelly from the fridge and using a very small pastry cutter or bottle lid, cut out rounds of jelly and put one on each cupcake. Cut out 12 rounds of jelly just slightly smaller that the tops of your cakes. Place a round of jelly on top of each cake.
- Heat the cream, and pour it into the chocolate. Stir until you have a ganache.
- Leave it to cool until thick enough to pile on top of each of the cakes. Leave to set completely.
- Enjoy!
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Anna | Once Upon A Food Blog says
I love jaffa cakes and these jaffa cake cup cakes look amazing, a real yummy bake!
Emily Leary says
Thank you! I’m sure nearly all of us love Jaffa cakes :) Enjoy!
Louise says
Mmm, these look absolutely divine! I love Jaffa Cakes so I can imagine just how tasty these cupcakes are :)
Louise x
Emily Leary says
What’s not to love about Jaffa cakes? :) Enjoy!
Super Busy Mum says
These look absolutely incredible! My teenager would go bonkers for these!
Emily Leary says
Thank you! They were wolfed down in no time in our house :) Enjoy!
WhatLauraLoves says
I really like how you’ve included photographs of each step to make the recipe even easier to follow xxx
Emily Leary says
Thank you! I hope you enjoy them as much as we do in our house!
Rhian westbury says
Jaffa cakes are some of my favourites and these sound/ look amazing! Such a good idea with the marmalade and jelly x
Emily Leary says
These delicious cupcakes are just slight adaptations of Jenny of Mummy Mishaps recipe. I’m so pleased that you like it :)
Nina says
Oooh what a nice recipe! I never thought of incorporating cupcakes with Jaffa cakes. I bet they’ll be the perfect snack over the festive period too!
Emily Leary says
It’s a lovely recipe! I hope you enjoy them as much as we do in our house!
My Two Mums says
These look delicious.
Emma Smith says
My boys would love these.
Vicki says
Do you think Diet Coke will work OK or is coke needed for sweetness?
jenny paulin says
i think diet coke would work fine -its the bubbles that help make the batter light
HELEN says
I really do need to try these, they look lovely….Jenny is Jaffa Cake queen, I swear she has shares in them!
jenny paulin says
thank you for featuring my recipe :) i haven’t made any since but seeing these has made me want to again! i am glad they went down well at your hubby’s work place!
mmmmmm jaffa cake cupcakes xx
Sonia says
These look amazing! I love Jaffa Cakes! x
Steph (@imcountingufoz) says
Yum yum! I might make these for my daughter’s birthday :)