Chocolate Orange Drizzle Cake
- Total Time
- 1 hour
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Ingredients
Yield:8 servings
- Vegetable oil for pan
- 1stick unsalted butter, softened
- ¾cup light brown sugar
- Finely grated zest and juice of 2 Seville oranges (about ½ cup); see note
- 1cup all-purpose flour
- ¼teaspoon salt
- ½teaspoon baking soda
- 1teaspoon baking powder
- 2tablespoons cocoa, sifted
- 2large eggs
- ¼cup whole milk
- ¾cup confectioners' sugar
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Nutritional analysis per serving (8 servings)
294 calories; 14 grams fat; 8 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 4 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 39 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 25 grams sugars; 4 grams protein; 208 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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- Step 1
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Oil the bottom of a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan, and line it with parchment paper.
- Step 2
In a mixer, beat butter until soft. Add brown sugar, and beat again until soft and creamy. Mix in zest of 1 orange. In another bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cocoa.
- Step 3
Whisk eggs into butter-sugar mixture one at a time, alternating with a little flour mixture. Fold in remaining flour mixture. Add milk. Stir until smooth. Pour into pan.
- Step 4
Bake until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean, 45 minutes. In a saucepan combine juice, remaining zest and confectioners' sugar. Place over low heat until sugar dissolves. Strain into a pitcher.
- Step 5
When the cake comes out of the oven, pierce it all over the top with a cake tester. Slowly drizzle warm syrup over the cake so that it sinks in. Allow cake to sit in the pan until it has cooled, then transfer to a serving plate.
Tip
- A substitute for Seville orange juice in this recipe may be made by combining about 6 tablespoons orange juice to about 3 tablespoons lime juice.
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Cooking Notes
Jbse
We loved this cake. The crumb was dense without being heavy. Sophisticated taste, cocoa and bitter orange were nicely balanced. Lovely with some whipped cream.
Patricia
A nice cake, ideally you would eat it the following day to make sure that the cake has absorbed all the juice and you don't eat a soggy cake.
Katherine
Delicious! Next time, I'll try with just a tad more cocoa. Texture is gorgeous.
Anna Stamborski
Not enough chocolate or orange. I added 1/4 tsp of ginger and should’ve uped that too.
Anna Stamborski
Added 1/4 teaspoon of ginger!
Rebecca
A simple, tasty cake. Would be good for a brunch or dessert
Carolyn
This cake is absolutely outstanding! I made it in a heart-shaped cake pan that is probably equivalent to an 8 in layer cake pan. I added four tablespoons of Dutch cocoa. And a little teaspoon of orange extract to the cake batter. I did not strain out the bits of orange from my juice but simply cooked it with the sugar for the syrup and it was delicious! I used granulated sugar for the syrup hoping for a little crust. No crust, but the syrup was still perfect. Served with cognac whipped cream.
April
This is quite good. I didn’t have any Seville oranges so I did the orange / lime juice combo. I might have over baked it by about 5 minutes. Next time I’m going to add some grated chocolate as I found the chocolate flavor a bit underwhelming. A little Cool Whip on the side made a lovely dessert.
Reshma A
I haven’t made this but to troubleshoot the issue of no sugar-crunch on top, use granulated sugar instead of confectioners and pour half the syrup when the cake comes out and the rest about 20 min later. Should help!!
Katherine
Delicious! Next time, I'll try with just a tad more cocoa. Texture is gorgeous.
Sirsha
This cake is stunning in how simple that a non baker like me can make such a soft moist decadent cake.
Rhi
Has anyone made this with almond flour? Trying to make it for a friend on a gluten-free diet.
Jbse
We loved this cake. The crumb was dense without being heavy. Sophisticated taste, cocoa and bitter orange were nicely balanced. Lovely with some whipped cream.
Susan Alexander
This was disappointing. I am used to lemon drizzle cake with its punch of lemon and a crunchy sugary top from the drizzle. This cake was less flavorful than I expected and, while it certainly absorbed the drizzle, it lacked the nice bit on top. The cake did have a nice texture.
Patricia
A nice cake, ideally you would eat it the following day to make sure that the cake has absorbed all the juice and you don't eat a soggy cake.
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