CHOCOLATE
ORANGE CAKE
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Chocolate orange cake is chocolate cake infused with blood orange juice, frosted with blood orange buttercream, and topped with ganache and candied orange slices.
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Ingredients
Candied Oranges
water granulated sugar orange
CHOCOLATE CAKE
orange zest olive oil blood orange juice AP flour granulated sugar unsweetened cocoa powder salt baking soda water
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buttercream
unsalted butter orange zest powdered sugar vanilla extract blood orange juice
ganache
dark chocolate half and half
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STEP 1:
For the candied oranges, simmer sugar and water until the sugar dissolves. Place sliced oranges in water.
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STEP 2:
Remove and place on a drying rack to cool or remove and roll in granulated sugar, then place on a drying rack to cool.
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STEP 3:
For the cake, zest 5 blood oranges. Set aside zest from 3 oranges and place the rest in a large measuring cup with olive oil.
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STEP 4:
Juice 5 blood oranges. Add 3/4 cup to olive oil mixture. Combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda and whisk.
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STEP 5:
Add olive oil mixture and water to dry ingredients and fold until smooth. Distribute batter between pans and bake at 350F for 20 min.
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STEP 6:
For buttercream, beat butter with the remaining blood orange zest. Add half of powdered sugar and beat.
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STEP 7:
Add the 2nd half of powdered sugar and beat. Slowly pour in vanilla and 1/4 cup blood orange juice. Beat until combined.
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STEP 8:
For ganache, bring half and half to a simmer, pour over chocolate, allow to sit for 1 min then stir and allow to cool.
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STEP 9:
To assemble, spread buttercream on top of 1st layer. Repeat with the next three layers, then frost the outside.
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STEP 10:
Refrigerate for 30 min, then pour ganache on top. Refrigerate for another 15 min, then top with candied oranges and serve.
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