Recipe: Jaffa Cake Cupcakes

Who doesn't love a Jaffa Cake or two? I for one adore Jaffa Cakes and can easily devour a packet without realising. And even though they aren't Christmassy in the slightest, they were something I just had to bake this month. It's a pretty simple recipe and essentially doesn't take long to make. These are perfect for coffee mornings, afternoon teas or just as a treat for family and friends.

Ingredients
100g Caster Sugar
100g Self Raising Flour
100g Stork
2 Eggs
2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
1 Packet Of Orange Jelly
1 Tub Of Betty Crocker Ready To Use Chocolate Icing

Method 
1- Pre heat your oven to 180C. Line a twelve hole muffin tin with paper cases.
2- Into a bowl place the caster sugar and stork. Cream the two together until it's pale in colour and fluffy in texture.
3- Add one egg followed by a tablespoon of flour. Beat until combined and then repeat with the second egg.
4- Beat until everything is combined, taking time to scrape the sides of the bowl so nothing is left out.
5- Gently fold in the rest of the flour and the vanilla extract, taking care not to knock all the air out of your mixture. Spoon your mixture into the paper cases and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
6- Leave to cool in the tin for five minutes then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
7- Whilst they're cooling make your jelly. I just followed the instructions on the packet as I have absolutely no idea how to make jelly from scratch. I wanted it to only be a thin layer of jelly so I poured mine onto a thin cling filmed baking tray before letting set. Once your happy with your jelly, pop in the fridge and leave to set.
8- Once your jelly is set, cut out twelve circles of jelly and place on top of your now cooled cupcakes.
9- Now you could make your own buttercream but I didn't have time so I cheated and used a tub of the Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge Buttercream. Place your icing into a piping bag and pipe as roughtly or as neatly as you'd like on top of the jelly.
10- Leave to set on the wire cooling, then enjoy.