Chocolate Orange Cake
Shared by Maeve · 16 October 2026
The story behind the recipe
I found recipe in old recipe book my mother had and changed it slightly to suit my young children. I wanted to make a cake that my daughter and her friends would eat for her early birthday parties. Its surprising how light the cake is with dark chocolate. My daughter and her friends love it and request that I make it anytime theres a birthday party. When they had to write story for school about their favourite food, they picked my cake, I was delighted. My mother loves the cake also and I always make her a wee one and she freezes slices so she has it when she wants. It is definately a hit with my 3 children and have one 1 place in a cake competition as Agri Show which made my daughter and me very proud. I think I'll end up making it for her wedding in years to come, She's only 12. I also made small cakes for teacher gifts for Christmas and were a great hit. I will pass it onto my 3 children and hope they'll pass it onto theirs.
- Maeve
Ingredients
175g Dark Chocolate (pref 70% cocoa solids 175g unslated butter 225g caster sugar 6 eggs, Separated Grated zest of 3 Oranges 150g Self raising flour Tin of orange segments (in own juice) Pinch of salt (for egg whites) For Cream sauce 125g Double Cream 225g Dark chocolate (55% cocoa solid) 1 - 2 tablespoons of Orange Juice from TIn or oranges or Cointreau for adult cake
Method
Prepare 9 inch round tin (or square) Line base with baking parchment Break 175g chocolate in a bowl, place over a saucepan of water and simmer until melted. , Take off heat and set aside Beat butter & sugar until light and fluffy Gradually beat in egg yolks When all blended, stir in melted chocolate & orange zest Fold in the flour until combined Whisk egg whites with the pinch of salt until stiff Fold egg whites into cake mixture until combined Pour into prepared tin Cook in preheated oven 170 degrees celcius for 35-40 minutes when cooking time up, stick skewer into center, if it comes our clean, cake is cooked, if not, give it another 5 minutes let it cool in tin for 10 mins, then turn out onto your plate MAKE CHOCOLATE SAUCE Break up chocolate in bowl Add double cream Add orange Juice Place bowl over a simmering pot of water to melt. mix occasionally Cut sponge in half, spread half sauce on base, scatter orange segment, place other half on top and decorate with sauce & oranges
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