Jaffa Cake!

Mmmm. Jaffa cake. Chocolate and orange goodness...

125g butter

3/4 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tablespoon golden syrup

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup milk

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons cocoa

Turn oven to 180 degrees celsius. Beat butter, sugar & eggs until smooth and creamy. Stir in golden syrup and vanilla. Mix milk and baking soda in a cup. Mix it into cake mixture. Sift in flour, baking powder, salt & cocoa. Mix in well. Bake 45-55 minutes.

Recipe from my well-loved Junior Cook by Mary Pat Fergus. Psychedelic icing from my own experiments with 1 cup icing sugar, 3 tablespoons boiling water, orange essence, red food dye and yellow food dye. Et voila, a giant Jaffa!