This is a very tasty, very moist recipe that I found on CC and modified to make it orange, everyone in my family LOVED it.
Chocolate Orange Cake
Ingredients
- 2 c all purpose flour
- 2 c sugar
- 1 ts salt
- 1 1/4 ts baking soda
- 1 c orange juice
- 1/2 c dutch processed cocoa
- 1 c buttermilk
- 3/4 c oil
- 2 large whole eggs
- 2 ts vanilla
- 2 tbsp grated orange peel
Instructions
- Heat orange juice in microwave for 30 seconds or so until warm. Add cocoa powder. Stir until combined. Allow to cool.
- Mix dry ingredients in a mixer with whip until well incorporated.
- Combine buttermilk, eggs, oil and vanilla. Add to dry ingredients while mixing. Scrape well and mix on low speed 2 minutes.
- Add cocoa mixture and orange peel and mix 1 more minute.
- Let batter rest 1 hour.
- Grease and flour pans and bake for 40 minutes.
How many cups does this recipe make or what size pans were used?
This cake is awesome!!!! It has a real gourmet flavour and texture!!! Love it, love it!
What kind of frosting did you use for the cake? Just a chocolate?
I made this cake for my son's birthday cake. It was really good. I only gave it 9 stars because the cooking time was too long. Mine was done after only 30 minutes at 350 in two 8" pans. The flavor was great. I used an orange cream cheese filling and chocolate buttercream icing. Next time I will probably add a little orange extract to give it a little more punch, but I got rave reviews as is. I will also make a dark chocolate buttercream next time too. Thanks for the recipe. This is a keeper.
sorry for my ingnorance,but how to fine the buttermilk, under what names i can find it, I just a beginner and this recipe is perfect!!!!thank you!!!
Buttermilk is in the dairy section, it says buttermilk +)
If you don't have buttermilk, you can buy dry buttermilk in the baking section or ***add 1 Tbsp. lemon juice (or white vinegar) to 1 cup of milk and let sit for 15 minutes.***
Amazing cake. I topped it with a ganache. Soooo good!
Great cake!!! ALthough I made the mistake of frosting it in a choclate cream cheese frosting....it broke in half! All my own fault. lol The flavor was fantastic! I also used 2 8" pans at 350 for 30mins then baked more as needed. I also used half vanilla and half orange extract instead of all vanilla. my family loved it....and oh my gosh was it MOIST!!!!! I live in 115+ heat and it is dry in AZ, so alot of cakes are not as moist as they could be. this one blew me away. It has a place in my little recipe stash!
Fantastic cake! I took out 1 ts of vanilla and replace it by the same quantity of Grand Marnier (orange liquor). It gave it a nice twist. I also added 2 tbsp of the orange pulp I had left from my squizzed oranges (for the 1 t orange juice asked in the original recipe).
AMAZING CAKE!! Nice and dense with scrumptious flavor!!! I just made it a couple of days ago for co-workers and am already receiving requests for it again! Thanks for posting this recipe!!
Fabulous recipe. Soft, moist & tasty. Loved it!
Made this last night - it is delicious. The batter is like candy. Thank you for sharing.