oranges in cake
Servings: 16 slices
ingredients:
for the cake:
- 80 g butter
- 80 g sugar
- 3 eggs
- a pinch of salt
- 120 g all-purpose flour
- 1 packet baking powder
- 3 tbsp marmalade
- 3 tbsp orange liqueur
- zest of an organic orange
- 75 g dark chocolate flakes
- some butter & breadcrumbs (for the baking tin)
for the icing:
- 60 g dark chocolate
equipment:
- handheld electric mixer
how to:
- Preheat the oven to 160° C fan.
- Butter the baking tin & add breadcrumbs; discard any breadcrumbs not fixed.
- Prepare the orange zest.
- With you handheld electric mixer whisk the butter, the sugar, the eggs & add a pinch of salt - until creamy.
- Mix the flour & the baking powder.
- Add the butter-sugar-egg mess & whisk until well combined.
- Add the orange zest, the marmalade & the orange liqueur & whisk.
- Finally fold in the chocolate flakes w/ a spoon.
- Pour the mess into the baking tin & let it bake in the preheated oven for about 45 min. Make the famous test w/ the wooden pin ...
- Let the cake rest in the baking tin for about 15 min. Afterwards let the cake tumble out & let it cool down completely.
- Melt the dark chocolate in a bain-marie & pour - spoon by spoon - all over the cake.
Notes
The cake is fine for about 3 days on your kitchen counter (covered). It will be fine for another 3 days (at least) in your fridge.
Sorry: no experience w/ freezing.