Chocolate Orange Cake Recipe
A cup of coffee along with a generous slice of an orange chocolate cake, and one’s worries tend to slip away.
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Servings: 12
Calories: 670kcal
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 1¾ cup Flour
- 2 cups Sugar
- ¾ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1½ tsp Baking Powder
- 1½ tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 Eggs
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- ½ cup Canola
- 2 tsp Orange Blossom Water
- 1 cup Orange Juice
- Orange Zest
For the Frosting
- 12 oz Cream Cheese
- ¾ cup Butter
- 3½ cups Powdered Sugar
- ⅔ cups Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1 tsp Orange Blossom Water
- 2 tbsp Milk
- Pinch of Salt
Instructions
For the Cake
- Mix the sugar and orange juice in a bowl of a stand mixer.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well between each addition.
- Add the vegetable oil, orange zest and orange blossom water
- Add the cocoa powder.
- In a separate bowl mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
- Alternating the dry mixture and the buttermilk add to the sugar and cocoa mixture.
- Divide batter between two prepared 8 inch cake pans.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
- Cool cake to room temperature before removing from the pan.
For the Frosting
- Cream the butter and cream cheese together in the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Add the cocoa powder and powdered sugar.
- Add the orange blossom water, milk, and pinch of salt
- Mix until well incorporated.
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Nutrition
Calories: 670kcal | Carbohydrates: 93g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 91mg | Sodium: 560mg | Potassium: 350mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 72g | Vitamin A: 853IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 102mg | Iron: 3mg