Chocolate-orange cake

Rich cake lower in saturates

Rating: (1)Serves: 12Serve With: Ice creamCooking Method: BakeReady In: 1 hours 10 mins Prep Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins
MED
Energy Density
3.4kcal/g
MED
Fat
12g / serving
MED
Saturates
3.5g / serving
HIGH
Sugars
40g / serving
MED
Salt
0.4g / serving
HIGH
Fibre
7.9g / serving
Free-from:
Suitable for:HalalKosherPartyPescetarianPregnancyVegetarian

I developed this recipe several years ago whilst trying to produce a rich cake that was a bit healthier than most

Preparation

  1. Juice and zest the oranges
  2. Sift all the dry ingredients into a bowl and gently stir together
  3. Use a spoon to push 3 even spaced depressions in the dry mix
  4. Add the oil to 1 depression, the orange juice into another and the essences & triple sec into the third
  5. Add the eggs and orange zest on top of the mix
  6. Blend the mix in a food processor on low-medium speed
  7. Pour the mix into a medium cake tin (pre-greased)
  8. Sprinkle the chocolate drops on top and stir into the top half of the cake with a spoon (they’ll sink while cooking)
  9. Cook for 30-40 mins at 200°C
  10. To check the cake is cooked push a knife into the top and withdraw – the knife should come out clean

Notes

    Ingredients

    • 400g plain flour
    • 400g sugar
    • 200g cocoa
    • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
    • ½ tsp salt
    • 5 tbsp canola oil
    • 1 tsp vanilla essence
    • 1 tsp orange essence
    • 2 large oranges
    • 25ml triple sec
    • 2 Eggs
    • 100g chocolate chips

    Equipment

    • Cake tin
    • Weighing scales
    • Sieve
    • Food processor

    Nutritional Facts

    • Serving size: 120.6g
    • (16% / 21%)   Calories: 411kcal
    • (22%)Total fat: 12g
    • (18%)   Saturated fat: 3.5g
    • (21%)   Unsaturated fat: 7.4g
    •     Mono: 5.6g
    •     Poly: 1.8g
    • (14%)   Cholesterol: 41mg
    •   Trans Fat: 0g
    • (25%)Total carbohydrates: 76g
    •   Starch: 0g
    • (133%)   Sugars: 40g
    •     Sucrose: 33g
    •     Glucose: 0g
    •     Maltose: 0g
    •     Lactose: 0g
    •     Fructose: 0g
    •     Galactose: 0g
    • (32%)   Fibre: 7.9g
    • (18%)Protein: 9g
    • Salts
    • (8%)   Sodium: 165mg
    • (11%)   Potassium: 369mg
    • Minerals
    • Calcium: 4%
    • Iron: 32%
    • Zinc: 18%
    • Magnesium: 31%
    • Phosphorus: 28%
    • Copper: 89%
    • Manganese: 3%
    • Selenium: 130%
    • Fluoride: 0%
    • Cryptoxanthin: 15mg
    • Lycopene: 0%
    • Lutein: 23mg
    • Vitamins
    • Vitamin A: 19µg
    • Thiamin (B1): 8%
    • Riboflavin (B2): 8%
    • Niacin (B3): 7%
    • Vitamin B5: 0%
    • Vitamin B6: 8%
    • Folate (B9): 6%
    • Vitamin B12: 4%
    • Choline: 8%
    • Vitamin C: 11%
    • Vitamin D: 4%
    • Vitamin E: 7%
    • Vitamin K: 5%
    •  
    • Arginine: 79mg
    • Aspartic Acid: 0.1g
    • Glutamate: 0.2g
    • Glycine: 41mg
    • Proline: 56mg
    • Serine: 92mg
    • Tyrosine: 51mg
    • Alanine: 67mg
    • Cystine: 0mg
    • Amino Acids
    • Histidine: 28mg
    • Isoleucine: 62mg
    • Leucine: 0.1g
    • Methionine: 42mg
    • Phenylalanine: 66mg
    • Threonine: 59mg
    • Tryptophan: 17mg
    • Valine: 73mg
    • Lysine: 83mg
    • Betaine: 0mg

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