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Chocolate Orange layer cake

Published: Jul 20, 2011 · Updated: Jul 6, 2020 · This post may contain affiliate links.

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Chocolate Orange layer cake
Chocolate Orange layer cake
Chocolate Orange layer cake
Chocolate Orange layer cake
Chocolate Orange layer cake
Chocolate Orange layer cake
Chocolate Orange layer cake
Chocolate Orange layer cake
Chocolate Orange layer cake
Chocolate Orange layer cake

Chocolate Orange layer cake

Chocolate is great on it’s own but add a touch of orange and, in my opinion you have a truly magical combination.

Vegan Chocolate Cake recipe
Looking for a vegan chocolate cake? Look no further than this divine and not to mention easy one bowl vegan chocolate cake.

I had a craving for a chocolate orange hit recently, so I decided to make this chocolate orange cake.   For the cake base, I adapted Ina Garten’s delicious Beatty’s Chocolate cake recipe, which is deliciously dark, rich, moist and almost sticky cake.  I then made a tart orange curd which I spread in the middle of the cake and covered it in a dark chocolate and orange buttercream. Looking for a vegan chocolate cake? Look no further than this divine and not to mention easy one bowl vegan chocolate cake.

So you have a rich,moist and sticky chocolate cake with that sweet tart orange hit in the middle, which provides somewhat of a break from the richness of the chocolate.  What could be better than that?

While the outer layer of frosting wasn’t as smooth and perfect as I had hoped (I obviously need lots of practice frosting cakes), the flavours are all there.  So don’t let it’s imperfect looks deceive you.

Are you a chocolate orange fiend like me?

How to make Chocolate orange layer cake

How to make Chocolate orange layer cake

Chocolate Orange layer cake

Chocolate orange layer cake

Recipe adapted from Ina Garten Beatty’s Chocolate Cake
4.27 from 15 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Dessert
Keyword: chocolate cake, Chocolate Orange layer cake
Total Time: 30 minutes
Calories: 319kcal
Author: Delicious Everyday
12 servings

Ingredients

  • Butter for greasing the pans
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cups good quality cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk shaken
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 extra-large eggs at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup of freshly squeezed orange juice
  • zest of 1 large orange
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Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 175 Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit) and butter 1 8-inch/20cm round cake tin and line with baking paper.
  • Sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and add the sugar and mix on low speed until combined.
  • In another bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, oil, eggs,orange zest and vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry.
  • With mixer still on low, add the orange juice and mix until just combined.
  • Pour the cake batter into two 20cm prepared cake tins and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
  • Cool in the pan for 30 minutes, then turn out onto a cake rack and cool completely.

Nutrition

Calories: 319kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 409mg | Potassium: 213mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 115IU | Vitamin C: 10.3mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1.8mg
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