
For the orange jelly | |
30 g gelatin powder | |
250 g orange juice, freshly squeezed | |
10 g granulated sugar | |
For the cakes | |
butter, for the pan | |
1 egg, medium | |
1 egg yolk | |
25 g granulated sugar | |
25 g self-rising flour | |
For the coating | |
200 g chocolate couverture, finely chopped |
1. | For the orange jelly |
2. | In a saucepan, mix the gelatin with 125 g orange juice. |
3. | Leave it into the juice for 10 minutes, until it rises. |
4. | Heat the mixture over low heat by adding the sugar, too. |
5. | When the gelatin melts, remove from the heat, and add the remaining orange juice. |
6. | Pour the mixture in a small baking pan, so that the gelatin mixture is 2-3 mm thick, and refrigerate it. Ideally, you should leave it there overnight. |
7. | When the jelly has thickened well, dip the bottom of the baking pan into hot water for a while, and flip it over a platter. |
8. | Refrigerate the platter until needed. |
9. | For the cakes |
10. | Preheat the oven to 160°C (320° F) set to fan. |
11. | Butter a 12-cup muffin pan. |
12. | In a mixer’s bowl beat the egg with the yolk and the sugar, for 4-5 minutes. |
13. | When the mixture is fluffy, add the flour and mix until there is a smooth dough. Then, divide it among the muffin cups. |
14. | Bake the cakes for 7-9 minutes, remove from the oven, and place the muffin pan on a rack to cool. |
15. | When the cakes are completely cool, take them out of the cups. |
16. | To assemble |
17. | Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie or in the microwave, and let it slightly cool. |
18. | Cut the orange jelly into 12 circles, using 4-5 cm round cookie cutters. |
19. | Put a jelly circle on top of each cake, and cover with the melted chocolate. |
20. | Follow the same process for all of the cakes. Attention! The chocolate has to be quite warm. |
21. | Serve. |
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