Me and my baking partner in crime Holly recieved The Great British Bake Off Big Book of Baking from one of our friends for Christmas and of course had to try it out. This cake is a mix between the chocolate orange tart on page 224 and the chocolate fudge sandwich cake on page 166.
We made the cake base using the recipe for the chocolate fudge cake, adding the juice and zest of 1 orange to the mixture. Bake the cake for around 30-35 minutes and then leave to cool.
Whilst the cake is cooling we made the icing, mixing 150g melted dark chocolate with 150g butter and 50g of icing sugar. Beat well and then gradually add in a further 300g icing sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence. Add in the juice of another orange. Spread the icing in the middle and on top of the cake. Dust with a little icing sugar and sprinkle over the zest of an orange.
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