Ingredients
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150 g softened butter
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2 tbsp Golden Syrup
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175 g brown sugar (important!)
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150 g wheat flour
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½ tsp baking soda
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25 g cocoa powder
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2 eggs
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zest of 2 oranges
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juice of 1 orange
Directions
As to chocolate cakes, a combination of chocolate and orange is probably my favorite one.
This gorgeous chocolate orange cake I first tried in Luxemburg, at our friends Maggie and Robert’s. It was early spring, and we expected for sunny days to arrive, but what we got was cold rain and strong wind. Anyway, our trip was fantastic and we brought home plenty of lovely memories, including this cake. One cold evening it was waiting for us – still warm, superchocolate, and full of orange flavor.
I asked Maggie for the recipe and now I cook this chocolate orange cake frequently.
And I always end up with a prefect cake!
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Steps
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Cover your cake pan with a baking sheet. For this cake, I use a rectangular cake pan (25x12) with sides 5.5 cm high. But you can use any. |
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Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius. |
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Mix flour, cocoa powder and baking soda. Sieve. |
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With a mixer, whisk butter, sugar and Golden Syrup until white and fluffy. |
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Add flour and eggs to butter in the following way: first add a few tablespoons of flour, mix with a mixer until smooth (quickly), add eggs, mix until smooth, again add flour and so on and so forth. You should end up with an airy chocolate batter with the consistency of thick cream. |
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Add orange zest and juice, mix with a mixer. The batter will be more liquid and not so smooth. But don’t worry, it’s ok. |
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Pour the batter into the pan and cook for 45-55 min at 170 degrees Celsius in the oven. Check the readiness with a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake – it should come out dry. |
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When the cake is ready, turn off the heat, slightly open the door and let the cake cool in order to keep it from falling. How to serve: Serve cooled with cold mild, unsweetened coffee or tea. How to keep: If covered with a cloth of plastic wrap, the cake can be kept without losing its taste for up 1-2 days at room temperature. |
