CHOCOLATE ORANGE CAKE
Steps:
- In a large saucepan bring cream to the beginning of a boil. Remove from cook top. Add chocolate (in chunks). Stir until completely combined. Cool to room temperature before filling cakes. Set aside to cool.
- For Chocolate Cake: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Butter and flour cake pans of choice. Melt chocolate and set aside to cool to room temperature. Beat butter and brown sugar until fluffy (about 4 minutes on medium). Add eggs and vanilla and continue to beat until thick and creamy (about 6 minutes on medium). Add chocolate on low and mix until combined. Wisk dry ingredients together. Add 1/3 dry ingredients alternately with 1/3 sour cream beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Add boiling water and mix only for 30 seconds, scrape bowl and mix the rest by hand. Immediately pour into pans 2/3 full. Bake until tester comes out clean in center of cake, about 30 minutes for 9-inch round, more or less for other size cake pans. Cool for 1/2 hour before removing cakes from pans. Wrap in plastic wrap and cool in the refrigerator. When totally cold, unwrap cakes and fill with chocolate ganache.
- For Orange Cake: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Butter and flour cake pans of choice With a zester, zest the orange part of the peel of a fresh orange but do not zest the white section of the peel. Measure 4 tablespoons. Combine yolks, 11/2 cups milk and extracts. Set aside. Combine dry ingredients in mixer and mix on low. Add 21/2 cups of milk, orange juice, butter and orange zest to dry ingredients and mix on low for 2 minutes. Beat on high for an additional 3 minutes. Turn mixer to low and add yolk mixture in 3 batches, mixing for 40 seconds on low each time. Fill buttered and floured cake pans 1/2 full. Bake until tester comes out clean and center springs back when lightly touched. Cool in pans for 20 minutes.
- To assemble: Layer cake as follows: 1 layer chocolate cake, chocolate ganache, 1 layer orange cake, chocolate ganache, 1 layer chocolate cake. Frost as desired.
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PASSIONATE HLENTI
[email protected]This cake is amazing! The chocolate and orange flavors are perfectly balanced.
Maaz Ansar
[email protected]I've made this cake several times and it always turns out perfect. It's my favorite chocolate cake recipe.
Brad Shouse
[email protected]This cake is so moist and fluffy! I love the chocolate orange flavor combination.
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[email protected]I made this cake for a potluck and it was a huge success! Everyone loved it.
Ezekiel Zaragoza
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of orange, so I omitted the orange zest and juice. The cake was still delicious!
Md Sujon Hasan
[email protected]This is my go-to chocolate cake recipe. It's always a hit with my friends and family.
Osas Bright iyamu
[email protected]This cake is really easy to make and it always turns out great. I love that I can use any kind of chocolate I want.
Rupom Bieashes
[email protected]I made this cake for my husband's birthday and he loved it! He said it was the best chocolate cake he had ever had.
Rana Akil Rana Akil
[email protected]This cake was a bit too sweet for my taste. I think I would reduce the amount of sugar next time.
Javaid iqbal
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the cake turned out perfect. It was moist and fluffy, with the perfect amount of sweetness. The orange glaze was a nice touch.
Shohag Gazi
[email protected]This cake is delicious! The chocolate and orange flavors go together perfectly. I would recommend using a high-quality chocolate for the best results.
Fazi G
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of chocolate orange, but I thought I would give this recipe a try. I was pleasantly surprised! The cake is not too sweet and the orange flavor is not overpowering. I would definitely make this cake again.
Chantal Wilson
[email protected]This cake is so easy to make! I love that I can just throw all the ingredients in a bowl and mix them together. No need for any fancy equipment or techniques.
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[email protected]I made this cake for a party last weekend and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved the unique flavor combination and the moist texture. I will definitely be making this cake again.
farzna akhter
[email protected]This chocolate orange cake is a real winner! The combination of chocolate and orange is a classic for a reason, and this cake really delivers on flavor. The cake is moist and fluffy, with a rich chocolate taste that is perfectly complemented by the t