clementine jaffa cakes

Name: Clementine Jaffa Cakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 100 g unsalted butter; 3 large egg whites; 120 g icing sugar; 60 g ground almonds; 40 g buckwheat flour; 0.25 tsp fine sea salt; 150 ml freshly squeezed clementine juice; 20 g caster sugar; 2 sheets gelatine; 100 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa); 100 ml double cream; 1 whole clementine (for candied peel garnish)

A sophisticated, bakery-style take on the classic Jaffa cake. This version features a nutty buckwheat and brown butter sponge (financier style), a bright layer of clementine jelly, and a silky dark chocolate ganache, finished with a sliver of candied clementine.

recipe by

sarahmaccallumorr

dessertBritish12 servingsvegetariangluten free

prep (min)

cook (min)

120

total (min)

•100 g unsalted butter
•3 large egg whites
•120 g icing sugar
•60 g ground almonds
•40 g buckwheat flour
•0.25 tsp fine sea salt
•150 ml freshly squeezed clementine juice
•20 g caster sugar
•2 sheets gelatine
•100 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa)
•100 ml double cream
•1 whole clementine (for candied peel garnish)