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Chocolate-Orange Cake
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 40 Minutes
Ready In: 55 Minutes
Servings: 6
I love chocolate and orange. This uses a chocolate orange it's not Terry's - it's mine! but if you haven't got one, use ordinary chocolate and add a drop or two of orange flavouring. From my enormous collection of recipes.
Ingredients:
3 eggs
150 g self-raising flour, sifted
25 g cocoa powder, sifted
175 g caster sugar
250 g butter, softened
175 g icing sugar, sifted
2 tablespoons milk
25 g chocolate, orange, melted
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas 4.
2. Grease a 900 g (2lb) loaf tin and line with baking paper.
3. Beat together eggs, flour, cocoa, caster sugar and 175 g butter for 2 minutes, or until blended.
4. Spoon mixture into the tin. Level the surface, making a slight well in the centre.
5. Bake for 40 minutes, or until spongy to the touch. Turn out onto a wire rack and cool.
6. Beat remaining butter, icing sugar and milk until smooth. Dividie into two bowls. Fold the melted chocolate orange into one buttercream. Spoon both buttercreams over the top of the cake. Swirl gently with a palette knife.
By RecipeOfHealth.com