AMIEs Orange Chocolate Cake

Name: AMIEs Orange Chocolate Cake
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 250 grams dark chocolate, chopped; 230 grams sugar, sifted; 200 grams butter, softened; 50 grams all purpose flour; 50 grams potato starch; 6 large eggs; 2 teaspoon baking flour; 1 teaspoon orange rind; To decorate:; 3 large oranges, thinly sliced; 180 ml water; 180 grams white sugar

Armilie @Armilie1962

Perugia, Italy

This is one of the best cake ive ever baked.
Tasted so really yum!

Armilie @Armilie1962

Perugia, Italy

This is one of the best cake ive ever baked.
Tasted so really yum!

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Ingredients

60 mins

12 servings

250 gramsdark chocolate, chopped
230 gramssugar, sifted
200 gramsbutter, softened
50 gramsall purpose flour
50 gramspotato starch
6large eggs
2 teaspoonbaking flour
1 teaspoonorange rind
To decorate:
3large oranges, thinly sliced
180 ml water
180 grams white sugar

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Steps

60 mins

1

Heat the oven to 180°C. Grease and base line a 22cm round cake tin.
2

Melt the chocolate with the butter in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature.
3

Beat the eggs and sugar in a mixing bowl until soft and creamy. Sift in the flour , potato starch, and baking together, mixing well until well blended. Add the melted chocolate with butter and orange rind, and give a final mix.
4

Transfer the mixture to the prepared cake tin and bake for 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the center. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
5

Put water and sugar in a large frying pan. Let it boil. Arrange orange slices in the pan. Continue boiling until all the slices are golden brown with sugar. Put orange slices in a baking paper to dry. Set aside the remaining caramel syrup.
6

Remove the cake from the tin and place on a serving cake dish. Decorate with orange slices and remaining caramel syrup.
Serve, share and enjoy!