Chocolate Orange Cake
Servings
8-10
servingsPrep time
1
hour30
minutesCooking time
30
minutesCalories
300
kcalIngredients
1 1/2cup All Purpose Flour
1/2cup Coco Powder
1tsp Baking powder
Pinch of Salt
2cup Sugar
2stick Butter ( room temperature )
3 Eggs
1tbsp Vanilla Essence
1cup freshly squeezed Orange Juice
Zest of 1 Orange
- Orange Simple Syrup
1cup Sugar
1cup Water
2tbsp Orange Juice
- Chocolate Ganache
8oz chopped Chocolate
1cup Heavy Cream
2tbsp Butter
Directions
- Mix all the dry ingredients together .
- In a big bowl beat Butter , Sugar , Egg & Vanilla Essence until its fluffy .
- Alternatively add Flour mixture & Orange Juice to the butter .
- Mix everything well & add the Orange zest .
- Pre-heat the Oven to 350degree .
- Transfer the cake batter to a prepared 9″ pan & bake for 40-45min or until the Cake is cooked through .
- Allow it to cool down .
- Orange Simple Syrup
- Boil all the ingredients together .
- Cool it down .
- When the cake is cooled brush the Simple Syrup on top of the Cake .
- Chocolate Ganache
- Finely chop the Chocolate & place in a medium bowl .
- Heat the Cream & Butter together .
- Add it on top of the Chocolate & stir well until smooth .
- Pour the Ganache on top of the Cake .
- Decorate with some Orange Peels .
never tried choco and orange together,must be mindbloggingly delicious…..
lovely combination.. awesome looking cake
Divine combination orange & chocolate
Love the citrus orange flavor , it’s def a great combination with chocolate