Melting chocolate and butter in a saucepan and mixing everything in was exactly the simplicity required for today's circumstances. A lovely moist light tangy cake was the end result and I would highly recommend it.
Ingredients:
125 grams /-5 oz unsalted butter
100 grams /4oz dark chocolate broken into pieces
300 grams/11 oz good quality orange marmalade
150 grams/+5oz castor sugar
a pinch of salt
2 large eggs beaten
150 grams /-5oz self-raising flour
Melt the butter slowly in a heavy-bottom saucepan. When it's almost melted, add chocolate pieces, stir and take off the heat. Stir with a wooden spoon, until chocolate has melted.
Add the marmalade, sugar, salt and eggs. Stir thoroughly (it's okay to leave small visible chunks of marmalade in the batter).
Add sifted flour gradually, stirring well each time.
Pour the batter into a buttered and floured 20-22 cm loose bottomed cake tin.
Bake at 180˚C/350.F/Gas 4 oven for 45-50 minutes, until the cake has set (test with a knife or skewer).
Leave to cool in the tin for about 10 minutes, then slide onto a plate.
I dusted with a little icing sugar.
125 grams /-5 oz unsalted butter
100 grams /4oz dark chocolate broken into pieces
300 grams/11 oz good quality orange marmalade
150 grams/+5oz castor sugar
a pinch of salt
2 large eggs beaten
150 grams /-5oz self-raising flour
Melt the butter slowly in a heavy-bottom saucepan. When it's almost melted, add chocolate pieces, stir and take off the heat. Stir with a wooden spoon, until chocolate has melted.
Add the marmalade, sugar, salt and eggs. Stir thoroughly (it's okay to leave small visible chunks of marmalade in the batter).
Add sifted flour gradually, stirring well each time.
Pour the batter into a buttered and floured 20-22 cm loose bottomed cake tin.
Bake at 180˚C/350.F/Gas 4 oven for 45-50 minutes, until the cake has set (test with a knife or skewer).
Leave to cool in the tin for about 10 minutes, then slide onto a plate.
I dusted with a little icing sugar.
18 comments:
That looks really delicious - I've always wondered about this cake. Might have to give it a go myself soon :)
Your cake looks gorgeous Granny, I love the choc/orange combination. The silicone loaf tin sounds really easy, I bake a lot of loaf cakes so I think I'll need to invest in one soon. Saves all that lining/greasing palaver xx
How did you find the silicone bakeware, Brenda? I must admit I haven't used mine yet, I bought some brioche moulds but haven't got round to doing them yet, must pradtise though as I'm going on a course to Bath in a few weeks time! Have you heard of Richard Bertinet, he is a French baker who does bread courses concentrating on French bakery, naturally, and I am going on his Brioche and Croissant course day. Let us know what you thought of your silicone ware anyway. Regards Jeannette.
I don't have any silicone bakeware, always been a bit wary of it, maybe it's time to get some. Your cake looks lovely.
That looks lovely Brenda. I must admit it's one of Nigella's cakes that although I have heard so much about - I've neve actually made it. Must make it soon.
Francesca x
Hi Granny
What a lovely blog you have and that cake looks great. I will have to make this, my son loves the choc/orange combo in cakes!
Maria
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I've made this one, as a round cake, it looks so moist and delicious as a loaf cake, mmm.
I have never made this cake, going to have to try it, looks delicious!
Thank you all for your visit and your kind comments
xxx
Congrats on getting posted on TasteSpotting - well done you.
I'm not keen on the orange flavour of this, choc orange just isn't for me. I'll try with cranberry jam I think.
George xx
I never thought of cranberry jam George. I have some left. I will try that
TasteSpotting eh? Oh well done Brenda.
Rita XXX
That looks wonderful! Chocolate and orange are just too good to pass up.
Choccy-orange cake sounds lovely - may have to add this to my futures list. I have a silicone loaf tin BTW and have used it once - marvellous.
Congrats on Tastespotting - you superstar.
AnnaBanana.
I love this picture so much, no wonder you got tastespotted, and I can't understand why it took you so long to get blogging you are really good.
Vi xx
The cake looks great Granny! Glad the silicone worked for you!
Told you that photo was a winner. Well done Granny!
Kerryanne
Hi granny, what a lovely blog you have and so pleased to have found you! I adore choc/orange combo and just look st that photo wow I can see why you got tastespotted!
Rosie x
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