Desserts Recipes - Orange Truffle Cake Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 8   

• 100g/4oz cooking chocolate

• 100g/4oz butter (plus extra for greasing)

• 2 tablespoons caster sugar

• 4 eggs, separated

• 175g/6oz plain flour

• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

• pinch of salt

For the filling:

• 225g/8oz cooking chocolate

• 225g/8oz butter

• 225g/8oz icing sugar

• 4 tablespoons orange juice

• 1 teaspoon orange zest

• 2 tablespoons orange liqueur

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas mark 4. Grease a 20cm/8in spring form cake tin.

2. To make the cake, melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.

3. Beat the butter with 1 tablespoon sugar until creamy, then add the egg yolks a little at a time.

4. Add the melted chocolate, then sift the flour and baking powder. Beat the egg whites with the salt until stiff and then add the remaining sugar.

5. Fold gently into the mixture and pour into the prepared tin. Bake for 40 minutes, then turn out on to a wire rack to cool.

6. To make the truffle filling, melt the chocolate as before and leave to cool slightly. Cream the butter and sugar until pale and thick.

7. Add half the orange juice and all the zest. Mix in the chocolate and beat until fluffy.

8. Cut the cake in half horizontally and sprinkle the remaining orange juice and the liqueur on the cut side of the bottom half.

9. Spread the lower layer with half of the truffle filling and place the other layer on top. Spread the rest of the truffle filling over the top. Chill for 2 hours before serving.