Fruity Chocolate Cake with Orange
A fruity chocolate cake with orange is especially fluffy and incorporates all the good from the delicious citrus fruit: juice, jam, and liqueur. Refreshing!
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 250 g sugar
- 200 ml sunflower oil
- 200 ml orange juice
- 300 g flour
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 packet baking powder
- 300 g orange jam
- 200 g dark chocolate couverture
- 1 tbsp orange liqueur
Instructions
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1.
Preheat the oven to 200°C.
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2.
Beat the eggs with the sugar for about 5 minutes until creamy, then stir in the oil, juice, flour, cocoa and baking powder. Pour the batter into a greased springform pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes. Test with a toothpick. Remove and cool on a wire rack. Slice the cake horizontally once.
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Spread half of the jam on the base layer, place the top layer on it, then thinly spread jam around the edges. Chop the chocolate couverture. Melt it over a double boiler, stir in the liqueur, let it cool slightly, and cover the cake with this glaze using a palette.
