JAFFA CAKE

This jaffa cake is sooooo easy to make! I took it to the football and it was a big hit, especially with the boys (and they are all non-GF too!). I also did another version of this cake in the shape of a pirates treasure chest for my friends pirate themed party.

INGREDIENTS FOR CAKE
2 navel oranges
6 eggs
2 1/2C almond meal
1C sugar
INGREDIENTS FOR GANACHE
200g dark chocolate
1/2C cream

METHOD
1. Boil whole oranges for 1-2 hours, until they are soft and you can easily pierce them with a skewer. (They will fill your house with the most gorgeous aroma!). Allow them to cool a bit. You can leave them overnight in an airtight container if you wish.
2. Preheat oven to 190ºC, grease and line cake tin of your shape of choice.
3. Place oranges in a food processor and mix until smooth.
4. Add remaining ingredients and mix until combined.
5. Pour into cake tin and cook for about an hour - sometimes it needs a little bit longer. The cake should be quite moist, but cake should be pulling away from the edges of the tin and a skewer should come out fairly clean.
6. Allow cake to cool a bit, then tip out of tin to completely cool.
7. To make ganache - melt chocolate and cream in a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water until melted, smooth and glossy. You may need to add a little more cream to get consistency right.
8. Allow to cool a bit and thicken, then smear over the cooled cake.
9. Once ganache has had a bit of time to set the cake is ready to serve.

Enjoy!