Serve a slice of this cake with our homemade billionaire’s latte or authentic indian masala chai for a blissful experience!
Surprised to see a cake recipe in January? well, like my mum always says every recipe/dish has its own story, and so does for our tasty eggless chocolate and orange Cake.
Cakes are ideal for any celebrations, what’s better than this cake being appropriate for our post, which also happens to be our 1000th blog post on the 10th anniversary.
10th YEAR BLOG ANNIVERSARY!
It has been 10 years today since my mum launched this blog! WOW! On the 5th of january 2010, she published the first post here just as a hobby and never expected the start of a food blog that will go this far with such a vast number of recipe posts. Being a foodie herself and the rest of our family too, she loved posting recipes that she learned from my late nanima and grandma, also she learned and experimented with so many recipes on her journey of this blogging world. Her blogging journey was never sturdy, it was always on and off due to her commitments for the family and her health, and so i have gradually taken the reigns. I hope to continue with the same enthusiasm as her and keep things running. We are so grateful to you (our readers) for your constant support over the last 10 years, we couldn’t have gotten to where we are without you. I thank you so much for not only by visiting this site but also re-creating our recipes, pumping up our encouragement, the likes, follows, shares and more. It means so much to us and we wish for your continued support. So, here is our virtual treat, for you guys! If you have tried our Chocolate and Passion Fruit Semolina Cake or Gilded Chocolate and Caramel Maltesers Ombre cake you’ll find this iconic pairing cake hard to resist.
WHY THIS COMBINATION?
While i was at home during the christmas holiday for a couple of days, I watched the documentary wonderful world of chocolate which was all about britain’s favourite confections and came to know lots of things about the history of the chocolates in britain. Especially I and mum enjoyed watching everything about terry’s chocolate orange. a few decades back, these irresistible chocolates were only available during the festive season, but now all year round and they’re the nation’s favourite. Have you ever tried terry’s chocolate orange? they started making them in 1932 in yorkshire england. sweet, citrusy goodness all in one. in my opinion, these two best friends or shall we say the best match made in heaven. Thia is an iconic pairing that has a sharp contrast. while the fruity citrus of the orange blends well with rich and intense flavours of the chocolate and creates an exhilarating experience. On christmas eve, shops were closed so we couldn’t get terry’s, but luckily we had all the ingredients in our fridge and pantry and the idea for this dessert was born. when you have cravings for an orange and chocolate dessert, this cake is surely not going to disappoint your taste buds.
MOIST EGGLESS CHOCOLATE ORANGE CAKE
The delicious cake combines the bitterness of the chocolate with the sweetness of the fresh orange juice and the candied orange to make a delightful and gorgeous cake. This cake is one of the easiest and can be made by anyone. it is moist, soft, light and spongy. Soft and silky chocolate and orange frosting prepared with full-fat cream cheese go so well on this cake as well as in between the layers too. It is made with pretty basic ingredients that can easily found in the kitchen. This is a great cake that is good enough for anyone and good to serve on occasions like thanksgiving, christmas, etc.
EASY EGGLESS CHOCOLATE ORANGE CAKE!
This is the best ever chocolate cake you’ll make and enjoy having.
It’s eggless and butter less.
This cake is delicious, moist and soft.
EGGLESS CHOCOLATE AND ORANGE CAKE INGREDIENTS
Fresh oranges – best and juicy oranges are available in winter, but if not available use 100 percent pure orange juice.
Orange oil – this oil adds that zing into your bake. whatever the orangy or citrusy flavours you’ll get in this cake, it’s because of this ingredient. a tiny amount (30ml) of natural Orange oil prepared from the rinds of 220 oranges. do you know the secret of terry’s chocolate orange? it lies in this high-quality natural orange oil. if you can’t find orange oil, use orange extract or stir in a zest of an orange.
Can I replace the plain flour with wheat flour or wholemeal plain flour?
By all means, yes but the cake may not turn out as moist, soft and light. if you are trying this cake for the first time, I would suggest making it with plain flour, just by using wheat flour or wholemeal flour this cake won’t become healthy, you are using sugar, cream cheese, chocolate, and oil after all.
Can I use melted butter instead of oil?
In chocolate cake recipes oil works best as oil keeps cake moist and soft. if you prefer butter instead, no harm in using it.
How easy to make candied orange at home?
TIPS FOR MAKING BEST EVER HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE ORANGE CAKE
1. Always use fresh and best ingredients to bake a cake, especially baking soda and baking powder. 2.If any doubts, try first by adding a half tsp of soda or baking powder in 2-3 tbsp lemon juice or vinegar. if it doesn’t bubble up or fizz up, that means that soda or baking powder is gone off. 3. Keep the ingredients at room temperature before using them. 4. Make sure you preheat your oven at the right temperature at least for 15-20 minutes. 5. Be very precise on the measurements, if possible use the kitchen weighing scale, or marked cup and spoons. 6. If possible use good quality cake tins. 7. Don’t trim or cut the sponges while they are warm, wait till completely cooled before icing or frosting the cake.
EQUIPMENT/TOOLS
Oven > 2 big mixing bowls > Egg whisker > Two 9″ round baking tins > Spatula > Saucepan > Palette Knife
MAKING CHOCOLATE AND ORANGE CAKE WITH ORANGE JUICE
Surprisingly, this dessert is very simple and easy to make. chocolate and orange combo, the kingdom of heaven in each slice!! To simplify I have given cups and tablespoons measurements as well as a metric to this recipe.
- Preheat the oven to gas mark 4, 350F or 175C. 2. First grease the 9″ two cake tins with a good amount of butter and line with the parchment or baking paper. 3. Lightly spray with oil and dust it with cocoa powder. 4. In a big mixing bowl add flour, salt, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and baking powder.
- In another bowl, combine milk, oil, vanilla extract and apple sauce and whisk or beat for 2 minutes. 6. In a saucepan, bring the orange juice to boil. 7. Add dry ingredients into the wet mixture and combine well. 8. Pour hot orange juice, little by little and fold everything. 9. Pour the cake mixture into the two cake tins and bake it for 1 hour or until the center is done and a toothpick comes out clean. 10. Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool completely on the wire rack. 11. Remove the parchment paper and leave it aside. 12. While the cake is cooling down make the frosting by creaming the butter and icing sugar together in a bowl using an egg whisker or electric mixer. 13. Add the hot orange juice, cocoa powder, and vanilla, beat with the mixture until well combined. 14. Add the cream cheese and beat until smooth. 15. Refrigerate the frosting for half an hour. 16. Assemble the cake, place the first layer of sponge on a cake stand or plate and frost the first layer. 17. Stack the second sponge and generously frost the top layer.
- We frosted the whole cake, but if you want you can leave the sides of the cake naked. 19. Decorate the cake with candied orange slices. MORE EGGLESS CAKE RECIPES TO TRY If you like this eggless chocolate orange cake recipe, you may want to try my other cake recipes.
- eggless ras malai cake – fusion cake prepared with indian dessert ras malai, suitable for birthdays and anniversaries.
- eggless strawberry pastel de tres leches – soft, moist and fluffy three milk cake with fresh strawberries. ideal for any garden party or high tea. 3. toasted coconut layered cake with coconut butter cream – exotic, delicious and unique in flavour. impress your guest with this cake at your next Easter party. What about eggless cupcakes have a look at these 1. eggless condensed milk cupcakes
- pistachio and cardamom eggless cupcakes with saffron cream cheese frosting Do you like to read our blog? then don’t forget to sign up for email updates to get new recipes delivered right to your inbox. you can find us on twitter, facebook, instagram and pinterest. Do follow us if you can. we would love to keep in touch with you all:)
