Chocolate Orange Cake

This Chocolate Orange Cake recipe is another great cake recipe from the cake maker. A great combination Chocolate and Orange much better than 'Terry's' Lol.

Ingredients
Serves 8

175 g/6 oz caster sugar
175 g/6 oz butter or block margarine
3 eggs, beaten
175 g/6 oz self-raising flour, sifted
2 tbsp cocoa powder, sifted
2 tbsp milk
3 tbsp orange juice
Grated rind of ½ orange

Frosting
175 g/6 oz icing sugar
2 tbsp orange juice
A little melted chocolate

Beat the sugar and butter or margarine together in a bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually add the eggs, beating well after each addition. Carefully fold in the flour.

Divide the mixture in half. Add the cocoa and milk to one half, stirring until well combined. Flavour the other half with the orange juice and grated orange rind.

Place spoonfuls of each mixture into a lightly greased 20 cm/8 inch deep round cake tin and swirl together with a skewer, to create a marbled effect. Bake in a preheated oven, 190°C/375°F, for 20 minutes or until the cake is springy to the touch. Cool in the tin for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

To make the frosting, sift the icing sugar into a mixing bowl and mix in enough of the orange juice to form a smooth frosting. Spread the frosting over the top of the cake and leave to set. Pipe fine lines of melted chocolate in a decorated pattern over the top.

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