Lazy Charlotte Butter Cake (Orange)

A. Orange Jaffa Cake

Lasts up to 5 days in the fridge. 2 days outside.

Cake

Not enough. Need to double the batch?

125gm butter

125gm sugar

1/2 cap vanilla essence

Zest 1/2 orange (fresh Valencia)

3 tbsp sunquick orange

60gm milk

3 eggs

30gm orange juice (fresh Valencia)

200gm flour (185gm AP, 15gm cornstarch)

1 tsp double action baking powder

170°C no fan, top bottom heat, 30 minutes.

(Only for 1 cake pan. For multiples, use fan.)

Orange jam

100gm orange juice (30gm + 70gm water)

20gm castor sugar too sweet for ganache

1 tbsp (9gm) corn starch

1 tbsp sunquick oren

Zest 1/2 orange (fresh Valencia)

Bloom gelatin in water

Heat orange juice, sugar and vanilla essence until wafting.

Remove from heat. Temper egg yolks with orange juice mixture. Heat again until thickened.

Remove from heat. Add in orange zest, gelatin and butter. 

Chocolate ganache

200gm milk chocolate (or half white, half milk)

70gm full cream milk

1 tbsp (15gm) butter

+1 tbsp cocoa powder (if too sweet)