Orange Chocolate Cake

Gateaux and Cakes

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Ingredients for 1 Cake tin 26 cm Ø
  • For the base
  • 6 Egg(s)
  • 200 g Sugar
  • 1 pinch(es) Salt
  • 370 g Orange(s), cooked, pureed
  • 200 g Almonds, grated
  • 50 g Cocoa powder
  • 5 g Baking powder
  • 3 g Baking soda
  • Butter, for the baking tin
  • For the cream
  • 350 g QimiQ Whip Pastry Cream
  • 250 g Dark couverture 70 % cocoa
  • 80 g Butter
Method
1.

Preheat the oven to 170 °C (conventional oven).

2.

For the base: whisk the eggs with the sugar and salt until fluffy.

3.

Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Fill into a greased cake tin and bake in the preheated oven for approx. 40 minutes.

4.

For the cream: melt the ingredients together in a sauce pan and allow to chill for approx. 4 hours.

5.

Pour the cream into a mixing bowl and whip until the required volume has been achieved. Spread the cream onto the cake base and decorate as required.