Chocolate orange cake
Eggless chocolate cake with orange juice and rind. Serves 6
A small, moist chocolate cake made without eggs, using condensed milk and fresh orange juice and rind for a lovely chocolate-orange flavour. Serve with chocolate sauce.
- Total time
- 45 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 4 ½ oz self-raising flour
- 1 ½ tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powderlevel
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- ½ cup orange juice
- 1 tsp chocolate essence
- ¼ cup buttermelted
- 1 ½ tbsp orange rindfinely grated
- 2 tbsp chocolategrated
To serve
- 1 cup chocolate sauce (optional)see Chocolate sauce
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Method
0/7 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 350°F (325°F fan). Grease an 18 cm round tin lightly and dust it with flour, tapping out the surplus.
Step 2: Sieve together the 4 ½ oz self-raising flour, 1 ½ tbsp cocoa powder, 1 tsp baking powder and ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda.
Step 3: Mix the 7 oz sweetened condensed milk, ½ cup orange juice, 1 tsp chocolate essence and ¼ cup butter thoroughly.
Step 4: Add the 1 ½ tbsp orange rind and 2 tbsp chocolate, then fold in the flour mixture and mix thoroughly.
Step 5: Pour into the tin and bake for 10 minutes.
10 minStep 6: Reduce the temperature to 325°F (275°F fan) and bake for a further 20 minutes. It is done when well risen, springy when pressed with a fingertip and a toothpick comes out clean. Try not to open the oven door during baking.
20 minStep 7: Leave in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool. Serve with 1 cup chocolate sauce.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 325 kcal
- Protein
- 7 g
- Carbs
- 45 g
- Fat
- 14 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does chocolate orange cake take?
- About 45 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of self-raising flour?
- Plain flour + 2 tsp baking powder per 150g (1 cup).
- What can I use instead of cocoa powder?
- Drinking chocolate, same amount (sweeter, so cut the sugar).
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