Chocolate Orange Fudgy Cake
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1 orange, zest of
- 125 g butter
- 100 g dark chocolate
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 70 g ground almonds
- 125 g plain flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄4 cup cocoa
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
-
Topping
- 100 g dark chocolate
- 60 ml cream
- 35 g shaved almonds
directions
- Grease or spray a 26 cm (10") tart tin or dish.
- Set oven to 160°C.
- Place chocolate an butter in a medium saucepan. Melt over a low heat, whisking occasionally until combined. Remove from heat and add the sugar and vanilla. Whisk well.
- Add the lightly beaten eggs, then the dry ingredients.
- Stir in the orange zest. Stir mixture until smooth then spread in tart dish.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until centre is just firm.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for at least 10 minutes in the tin or dish. Turn on to a rack to finish cooling.
- Topping: Chop the 100g of dark chocolate into small pieces and place in a bowl.
- Bring the cream to the boil and pour over the chocolate. Stir until blended.
- Allow to cool stirring occasionally. Whisk until thick then spread over the cake. Decorate cake edge with shaved almonds.
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