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.
1,825 4.7/5 (3 reviews)
3 hours 5 min.
Easy
12 people
6 IngredientsLast modified on: December 1st 2024
For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
3 oranges - 2
18 eggs - 3
3 teaspoons baking powder - 4
5 ¾ cups ground almonds - 5
3 cups + 3 tablespoons caster sugar - 6
2⁄3 cup powdered cocoa
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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.
The orange
Place 3 oranges 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
Bring the water to a simmer, cover and leave the orange to cook gently for 2 hours.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
When the orange has become very soft, drain and leave to cool.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Trim and discard ends.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Cut into quarters and cut in half lengthwise.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Pour into a blender and blend for a few seconds.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
The paste
Add 18 eggs, 3 teaspoons baking powder, 5 ¾ cups ground almonds, 3 cups + 3 tablespoons caster sugar, 2⁄3 cup powdered cocoa to the mixer and blend until smooth.Preheat oven to 180°C (360°F).
Stage 8 - 3 min.
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.
Pour the mixture into the mould.
Stage 10 - 45 min.
Bake for about 45 minutes, checking at the end.
Stage 11
Leave to cool, then turn out onto a plate.
Decorate with powdered sugar, orange zest orcandied grapefruit peel.
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.
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 recipe | 270 RDI=100 % | 1,000 RDI=100 % | 460 RDI=70 % | 9,170 RDI=460 % | 38,410 RDI: 460 % |
| Per 100 g | 8 RDI=3 % | 30 RDI=3 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 280 RDI=10 % | 1,160 RDI: 10 % |
| Per person | 20 RDI=9 % | 80 RDI=8 % | 40 RDI=6 % | 760 RDI=40 % | 3,200 RDI: 40 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 18.40 €
- Per person : 1.55 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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