Jaffa Cake with Chocolate Curls

I absolutely love anything chocolate & I love oranges. So, having both these flavours combined in this Jaffa Cake makes me very happy! The sourness of oranges balances the richness of chocolate which brings a truly beautiful taste to this cake.......


Ingredients to sieve:

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 cups cocoa

• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tsp orange oil

Method:

1. Beat sugar & butter till it is light & fluffy.
2. Put in eggs, one at a time. Beat until well mixed, each time.
3. Put in the flour, alternately with milk till it finishes, beginning & ending with flour.
4. Add in the orange oil. Mix in thoroughly.
5. Pour the cake batter into a greased 9 inch cake tin.
6. Bake in a preheated 185 deg oven for 45 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.
7. Remove the cake from the oven onto a wire rack. Cool to room temperature.
8. Cover the cake with icing & decorate as desired.

Orange-flavoured icing:

• 1 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp orange oil

Put all the icing ingredients into a bowl & mix well till it becomes smooth & shiny..