How To Make Chocolate And Orange Cake

How To Make Chocolate And Orange Cake

Chocolate and Orange Cake Recipe. This rich, moist cake is both a feast for the eyes as well as for the taste buds and it is easier to make than you might think! Relish our Chocolate and Orange Cake recipe.

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Step 1:

You will need

• 380 g dark chocolate, chopped
• 240 g butter, cubed
• 100 ml fresh orange juice
• zest of 1 orange
• 5 eggs
• 100 g sugar
• 1 Tbsp vanilla
• 100 g flour
• for the chocolate glaze:
• 200 g dark chocolate, chopped
• 200 ml cream
• 2 saucepans
• 1 bowl
• 1 electric mixer with whisk attachment
• 1 rubber spatula
• 1 spring-form pan 26cm in diameter, lined with parchment paper
• 1 wooden skewer

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Step 2:

Preheat the oven

Set your oven to 160°C (325°F/ gas mark 3).

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Step 3:

Make the chocolate base

Fill the saucepan about a third full with water and bring to the boil. Place a stainless steel bowl over the saucepan, making sure that the bottom does not touch the boiling water.

Add the chocolate, butter, orange juice and orange zest. Stir it occasionally to help the mixture melt more quickly. Once the butter is melted, remove the bowl from the heat and set it aside.

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If you desire, you can add some orange-flavoured liqueur at this stage.

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Step 4:

Make the batter

Put the eggs, sugar and vanilla into the mixer bowl. Mix them together on a medium to high speed and continue to whip until the volume is roughly double that of the original amount. Then remove the bowl from the mixer.

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Step 5:

Continue the batter

Add the egg mixture to the melted chocolate, slowly folding it in with the rubber spatula. Continue to fold it all together until well combined.

Next, sprinkle in the flour and mix well.

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Step 6:

Bake

Pour the batter into the spring-form pan, place it in the oven and let it bake for 20-25 minutes.

Around 20 minutes into the cooking time, check the orange cake to see if it's done. Insert the wooden skewer into the centre of the cake. If it comes out free of batter, your orange cake can now be removed from the oven.

Leave it to cool down to room temperature and then remove from the tin.

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Step 7:

Make the chocolate glaze

Pour the cream into a saucepan and heat until close to boiling point. Remove it from the heat.

Add the hot cream to the chocolate and blend them together well.

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Step 8:

Glaze and cool

Pour the chocolate glaze onto the cake and using the rubber spatula, spread it evenly over the surface. This is easier to do if you elevate the cake.

Allow the glaze to cool to room temperature.

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Step 9:

Serve

Your Chocolate and Orange Cake is now ready to serve.

Try it with Candied Citrus, the recipe for which can be found on our website.