Soft chocolate-orange cake


Soft chocolate-orange cake
If you like the combination of chocolate and citrus fruit, you'll love this very simple, very moist cake, with its deliciously pronounced chocolate and orange flavors.
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Last modified on: December 1st 2024
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
Cooking: 2 hours 45 min.
All in all: 3 hours 5 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 2 min.
Soft chocolate-orange cake

The orange


Place 1 orange in a small pan of cold water over low heat.

You'll need around 300g of oranges, either a large one or 2 small ones (as in the photo), organic quality imperative, or else brush them very carefully.

Stage 2 - 2 hours
Soft chocolate-orange cake
Bring the water to a simmer, cover and leave the orange to cook gently for 2 hours.

Stage 3 - 2 min.
Soft chocolate-orange cake
When the orange has become very soft, drain and leave to cool.

Stage 4 - 1 min.
Soft chocolate-orange cake
Trim and discard ends.

Stage 5 - 2 min.
Soft chocolate-orange cake
Cut into quarters and cut in half lengthwise.

Stage 6 - 3 min.
Soft chocolate-orange cake
Pour into a blender and blend for a few seconds.

Stage 7 - 5 min.
Soft chocolate-orange cake

The paste

Add 6 eggs, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 200 g ground almonds, 250 g caster sugar, 50 g powdered cocoa to the mixer and blend until smooth.

Preheat oven to 180°C (360°F).

Stage 8 - 3 min.
Soft chocolate-orange cake

Baking

In a 22 cm (8.5-inch) diameter springform tin, place a disk of baking paper in the bottom to facilitate unmolding.

Stage 9 - 2 min.
Soft chocolate-orange cake
Pour the mixture into the mould.

Stage 10 - 45 min.
Soft chocolate-orange cake
Bake for about 45 minutes, checking at the end.

Stage 11
Soft chocolate-orange cake
Leave to cool, then turn out onto a plate.

Decorate with powdered sugar, orange zest orcandied grapefruit peel.
Remarks
You can use other citrus fruits in this recipe: grapefruit, clementine, lemon...

If your oranges aren't quite tender after cooking, because they weren't quite ripe for example, start by pouring the eggs into the blender before adding the oranges and the rest, which will be easier to blend.

Oranges can be cooked the day before, or even several days before, and stored in the fridge.
Keeping: 2 or 3 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.
Source: After Nigella Lawson
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe90 RDI=30 %330 RDI=30 %150 RDI=20 %3,060 RDI=150 %12,800 RDI: 150 %
Per 100 g8 RDI=3 %30 RDI=3 %10 RDI=2 %280 RDI=10 %1,160 RDI: 10 %
Per person20 RDI=9 %80 RDI=8 %40 RDI=6 %760 RDI=40 %3,200 RDI: 40 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: egg, Nuts
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 6.15 €
  • Per person : 1.55 €

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