"This chocolate orange cake is delicious! A moist orange loaf cake with chocolate chunks, topped with the easiest and most decadent chocolate glaze. Easy, and one of the best cakes I’ve ever made!
Cake recipe loosely adapted from Alison Roman.
Chocolate glaze from All Recipes."
Chocolate Orange Cake
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Prep time: 10mins
Cook time: 50mins
Serves or Makes: 8
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ingredients
For the cake:
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 tbsp orange zest
- 2 tbsp orange juice
- 3/4 cup yogurt or sour cream
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup melted butter
ingredients
For the chocolate glaze:
- 3/4 cup semisweet or dark chocolate chips or chunks
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp light corn syrup or honey
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Method
For the cake:
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180 C (350F). Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan with non stick spray, then line with parchment paper with some overhang so you can lift the finished cake out easily.
Step 2
Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
Step 3
In a large bowl, combine the one cup of sugar with the orange zest, rubbing the orange zest into the sugar with your fingertips until the sugar is moistened and pale orange. Whisk in the yogurt or sour cream, eggs, and orange juice until well combined.
Step 4
Use a spatula and add the wet ingredients to the flour mixture, stirring until just combined. Fold in the melted butter until just combined, then fold in the chocolate chips/chunks. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, smoothing out the top.
Step 5
Bake for 45-50 minutes or until light golden brown and toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool before topping with glaze.
For the chocolate glaze:
Step 1
In a double boiler over simmering water, combine chocolate chips, butter, and corn syrup. Stir until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth (you can also choose to microwave but do it gently, stirring every 20 seconds or so) then add vanilla.
Step 2
Spread the warm glaze on the top of the cake.