Chocolate Orange Cake Recipe

If you love chocolate-orange combination, this cake recipe is for you! It’s a delicious chocolate cake filled with tangy orange buttercream and topped with a chocolate finish and orange slices.

Now let’s start caking!

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Ingredients:

Cake Batter:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups of sugar
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup whole milk
• ¾ cup vegetable oil or coconut oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp of pure vanilla extract
• 1 tsp pure orange extract
• 1 cup hot, freshly squeezed or prepared 100% pure orange juice

Chocolate- Orange Cream Cheese Icing:

• 2 cups of powdered sugar
• 8 tbsp of butter
• ½ cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
• 4 tbsp of very hot orange juice
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp of orange extract
• 8 tbsp of cream cheese

Direction:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Grease two (8 inches) round cake pans and line with parchment paper, grease the parchment then lightly dust with cocoa powder.
3. In a large mixing bowl whisk the dry ingredients together until everything is combined.
4. Add the eggs, milk, oil and extracts and beat until everything is well fused.
5. Bring orange juice to a quick boil, then pour it into the batter. Stir until completely blended.
6. Divide batter evenly between both cake pans and bake for 35‐40 minutes, until the centre is set, and a toothpick comes out clean.
7. Remove from the oven and allow it to cool.
8. While cakes cool, cream the butter and sugar together.
9. Add the cocoa powder, hot orange juice and extract and beat until well blended.
10. Beat in the cream cheese until smooth and whipped.
11. Refrigerate until firm (roughly 30 minutes).

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