Orange Upside Down Cocoa Cake

Name: Orange Upside Down Cocoa Cake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 Oranges; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1/4 cup cocoa; 3 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup self raising flour; 1/2 cup chopped nuts; 1 tbsp brown sugar

afrora m @cook_3026193

I am trying to come up with a special cake for my mom' s birthday. She loves oranges, so I gave it a try.

afrora m @cook_3026193

I am trying to come up with a special cake for my mom' s birthday. She loves oranges, so I gave it a try.

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Ingredients

2Oranges
1/2 cupbutter, softened
1 cupgranulated sugar
1/4 cupcocoa
3eggs
1 tspvanilla extract
1 cupself raising flour
1/2 cupchopped nuts
1 tbspbrown sugar

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Steps

1

Preheat oven at 180ºC/ 350ºF.In a large bowl combine butter, sugar and cocoa and beat until creamy.
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Next add the eggs, one at a time, and last the vanilla essence.
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Gently stir in the flour until well incorporated.
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Next fold in the chopped nuts and the zest of both oranges. (You may substitute nuts with chocolate chips.)
5

Line and grease an 8-inch pan. Sprinkle the brown sugar. Next peel and slice the oranges and arrange them on the pan.
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Pour the batter and bake for 30-35 minutes.
7

Once you take it out, let it cool for about an hour. Carefully turn it upside down and enjoy!