The chocolate orange cake is a variation of the original, classic, and traditional recipe of the famous Sicilian orange cake, the cake with the whole orange blended into the dough, juice and peel. Loving the orange and chocolate combination, I wanted to create this dessert in an even more delicious and super chocolatey version, which, needless to say, disappeared in a flash! The chocolate orange cake is fragrant and very soft, fluffy and moist, without butter, one bite and you’ll fall in love with it, it melts in your mouth!
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 9-inch to 10-inch pan
- Cooking methods: Oven, Electric oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter
Ingredients
- 3 cups cup orange (whole)
- 2 1/4 cups cup all-purpose flour
- 7/8 cup cup sugar
- 1/2 cup cup vegetable oil
- 2 oz oz dark chocolate
- 1/4 cup cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 eggs
- 1 packet baking powder
- juice of half an orange
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
Steps
The chocolate orange cake is super easy and quick to prepare, first clean the orange well, dry it, cut it into large pieces, and blend it with a mixer or a chopper.
Beat the eggs with the sugar until they become light and fluffy. Pour in the vegetable oil and mix.
Add the blended orange, all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, melted dark chocolate in a double boiler or microwave, and mix all the ingredients well.
Transfer the batter into a cake pan lined with parchment paper and bake the chocolate orange cake in a preheated oven at 350°F for about 45 minutes, do the toothpick test to check the cooking.
Mix the orange juice with the powdered sugar and warm the syrup in the microwave or in a double boiler, it will take just a few seconds, then pour it over the freshly baked cake.
Notes:
The chocolate orange cake keeps at room temperature for 4-5 days. If you prefer, you can substitute the vegetable oil with butter, use oz. If you choose vanilla oranges or any very sweet ones, use only 3/4 cup of sugar.
Other orange desserts HERE
Other orange and chocolate desserts HERE
