Chocolate Orange Cake Recipe

Rich, delicious, luxurious chocolate orange cake is full with fresh orange taste. Orange chocolate cake with whipped chocolate orange icing and orange marmalade.

Chocolate Orange Cake – 2 cups (240 g) all purpose flour – 3 teaspoons baking powder – ½ teaspoon salt – ¾ cup (60 g) Dutch processed cocoa powder – 2 cups (400 g) granulated sugar – 3 oranges, zested – ½ cup (118 ml) olive oil – ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, room temperature – 3 large eggs, room temperature – 2 teaspoons (10 ml) orange extract – 1 cup (237 ml) milk, room temperature – ½ cup (118 ml) orange juice Orange Chocolate Buttercream – 1½ cups (339 g) unsalted butter, room temperature – 3 cups (360 g) powdered sugar – ½ cup (40 g) cocoa powder – 1 teaspoon (5 ml) orange extract – ¼ teaspoon salt – 2 - 3 tablespoons (30 - 45 ml) orange juice – ½ - ¾ cup (160 - 240 g) orange marmalade, cold optional – 1 package candied orange slices, 

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Heat oven to 350 F (177 C). Prepare two 8-inch cake pans by lightly greasing and parchmenting. Apply cake strips to the pan now.

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Mix all-purpose flour, Dutch process cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Add chocolate powder and stir again until blended. 

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Stir sugar and orange zest in a bowl until it like wet sand. Slowly combine butter and oil. Mix on medium speed for 3–4 minutes until light, pale, and blended.

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Switch between milk and orange juice to the dry ingredients on low until barely mixed. Carefully mix. Mix dry ingredients that escape using a spoon or flexible spatula. 

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Smoothly stuff pans with chocolate orange cake batter. PAN batter is 690 g. Cakes in 35–40 minutes. Removing the cake sides from the pan requires gentle pressing.

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After 15 minutes in the pan, carefully remove the cakes to cool for 30-60 minutes. Cool and refrigerate cake layers for 1–2 hours before frosting.

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While cakes cool, make orange chocolate buttercream frosting. Low-speed-mix butter in a stand mixer with paddle attachment until smooth.

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 Mix cocoa powder, powdered sugar, orange extract, salt, and 1 tablespoon (15 ml) orange juice on low speed. Turn up the speed to medium-high for 1–2 minutes until fluffy. 

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Taking cakes from fridge. If needed, level cakes. Ice the cake stand or platter. Chocolate-orange icing. First, thinly ice the cake with orange chocolate. Cake-circle frosting.  

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Spread remaining icing on cake. Smooth sides with icing knife or bench scraper. Spread remaining frosting on cake. Decorate with candied orange slices. Slice and enjoy 30 minutes later.

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