Ultra Rich Chocolate and Orange Cake

Photo: Hunger and Sauce

This amazing creation is utter indulgence – arguably my favorite rich chocolate cake recipe. And I have a lot of those to call on.

Not surprisingly, the cake is extremely popular with friends and family who request it over and over again. A fantastic dinner party dessert stand-by.

They all devour the cake with their eyes well before I even start slicing. Can you blame them? That Chocolate Ganache Frosting is lust inducingly sinful.

It’s as close to the perfect chocolate cake as you’ll get.

The only thing I would say is that you need to mention to your guests before they take that first bite that it’s chocolate AND orange. People are a little thrown when the flavor is not quite what they expect.

Don’t get me wrong, everyone always loves it. I actually think it’s the orange flavor that makes the cake a little different, and even more memorable than most other chocolate cakes.

But you don’t want the sheer delight of that first glorious bite to be taken away.

I cannot recommend this delicious chocolate cake enough.

This Ultra Rich Chocolate and Orange Cake recipe is from the super-amazingly talented Hunger and Sauce.

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Ultra Rich Chocolate Orange Cake Recipe

 

Ingredients

For the Chocolate Cake:

• 100g soft butter
• 220g caster sugar
• 2 large eggs
• the juice of an orange, made up to 250ml with whole milk
• 1 tbsp cider vinegar
• the grated rind of an orange
• 100g melted dark chocolate
• 15g cocoa powder
• 300g self-raising flour
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

For the Chocolate Ganache Frosting:

• 350g dark chocolate
• 100g butter
• 200ml sour cream
• 2 tbsp Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur
• the rind of an orange

Instructions

1. For the full recipe go here: Ultra Rich Chocolate and Orange Cake.

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