This post is produced in partnership with Bonne Maman Canada.
Welcome to Day 7 of
The Twelve Days of Holiday Treats!
Once again, this year, from December 1-12th I’ll post a new holiday treat recipe every day – inspiration for your holiday entertaining!
The recipes I’m sharing are small batch (perfect for this year of smaller gatherings – each recipe makes 1-dozen or a few more smaller-sized treats) that are simple to prepare and that use everyday ingredients and equipment so hopefully you’ll be able to whip up any of these on a whim.
Today’s treat is one which combines the flavours of the holidays (chocolate and orange) with memories of a favourite treat from when I first travelled to Europe. Pim’s cookies (yes, the apostrophe is used in the original name) are actually “biscuits moelleux” (soft cookies, more like a cake) and are composed of a base of genoise sponge, topped with a layer of fruity spread and coated in a thin chocolate shell.So, yeah, you might know them as Jaffa Cakes depending on where you live!
They are delicious and more-ish and are the first thing that came to mind when I was presented with the new Bonne Maman Intense Orange Spread to work with recently.
The line of Intense spreads in Canada recently welcomed two new flavours – Orange and Cherry – which, like the rest of the line:
- are 100% natural (containing fruit, sugar, fruit pectin and lemon juice)
- contain no preservatives, additives, artificial flavours or colours or corn syrup
- are sulfite free
- are gluten-free
- are kosher
All spreads in the Intense line contain 38% less sugar than regular jams/ spreads/ preserves and more fruit. I’ve been enjoying the Intense line in France for a while now so I was happy to see them coming to Canada last year!
I love working with the spreads for baking (check out some previous recipes here) and couldn’t wait to try out my idea of an Orange Pim’s/ Jaffa Cake with the new Intense Orange. Because it’s a marmalade, I figured it would work beautifully, not adding too much sweetness to the cookie/ cake.
I initially baked the genoise sponge cakes and figured I’d layer the Orange Spread on top them coat them with the chocolate. But because the spreads are less “jelly” than other jams, this didn’t work as well as I wanted. So I froze the spread in small 1/2 tablespoon disks before I placed them on the genoise to help them hold their shape better.
I let them warm slightly and made sure my chocolate topping was not piping hot before I proceeded with the coating…
This worked much better – the disks of spread held their shape well…
The glossy chocolate spread cools to become smooth but slightly less shiny with a lovely “crack” consistency when you bite into it. Exactly like a Pim’s/ Jaffa Cake!
These are not difficult to make but they do require a bit of patience. It’s a fun stay-home project to do with the kids (or just on your own if you don’t want to share!).
Easy homemade Orange Pim's (jaffa cakes). As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.Orange Pim's (Jaffa Cakes)
Ingredients
For the fruit layer
For the cake base:
For the chocolate topping
Instructions
Make the fruit spread layer
Make the cake layer
Make the chocolate topping
Fill and coat the cakes
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Stay tuned to see what tomorrow brings and in the meantime…
Check out the rest of the 12 Days of Holiday Treats:
Day 1: Rice Krispie Wreaths
Day 2: Cranberry Cheesecake Bars
Day 3: Peppermint Bark
Day 4: Orangettes
Day 5: Rocky Road Chocolate Crackle Slice
Day 6: Candy Cane Sugar Cookies
Day 7: Orange Pim’s
Day 8: Mendiants
Day 9: Chewy Chocolate Mint Crackle Cookies
Day 10: Apricot, Coconut and Cranberry “truffles”
Day 11: Chocolate, Cherry and Almond Brownies
Day 12: Peppermint Hot Chocolate
OR
Check out last year’s 12 Days of Holiday Cookies:
Day 1: Easy Three Ingredient Shortbread
Day 2: Jam Drops
Day 3: Chocolate Caramel Slice
Day 4: Melting Moments
Day 5: White Christmas
Day 6: Langues de Chat
Day 7: Chocolate Coconut Slice
Day 8: Cornflake Biscuits
Day 9: Rocky Road
Day 10: Honey Joys
Day 11: Rum Ball Truffles
Day 12: Giant Florentine Cookie (to share)
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Disclosure: I was compensated by Bonne Maman Canada for recipe development and for promoting their Intense spreads/ Advent Calendar. This post was not reviewed by the brand prior to publication and all opinions are my own.
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