Preparation:

• Juice the orange.
• Separate the orange pulp from the peel.

Preparation of the base – baskets of dates and dried apples:

• Remove the pits from the dates.
  
  
• Place the dried apples in the food processor.
• Process the dried apples into flour.
  
  
• Add the dates to the food processor.
• Blend the dates and dried apple flour until you get a dough like mixture.
  
  
• Place the dough on one piece of baking paper.
• Cover the dough with another piece of baking paper.
• Roll out the dough with a rolling pin.
  
  
• Using a cookie cutter, cut out the round shapes from the dough.
• Shape the round shapes into baskets.
  
  
• Place the baskets in the freezer to tighten.

Filling preparation:

• Soak the dried apricots in water for about an hour, rinse them and leave them to dry from the excess water.
  
  
• Put the dried apricots and orange pulp in the blender.
• Blend these ingredients into a filling.
  
  
• Pour the filling into a bowl.

Filling baskets:

• Remove the baskets from the freezer.
• Fill the baskets with the orange filling.
• Put the Jaffa cakes this time in the fridge to tighten.

Topping preparation:

• Remove the pits from the dates.
  
  
• Put the dates, carob powder and orange juice in the blender.
• Blend these ingredients into the topping.
  
  
• Pour the topping into the cookie decorator.
  
  
• Take the cakes out of the fridge.
• Decorate the cakes with the topping.
  
  
• Enjoy!

I hope this version of Jaffa cakes will become your favorite. Thanks in advance for commenting and sharing this recipe.

Keep glowing,
Marina