Eggless Dark Chocolate Orange & Coffee Cake
Perfect celebration cake, eggless.
Ingredients
- 1 Cup All purpose flour
- 1 Cup Castor sugar
- 1/4 Tsp Baking soda
- 1/2 Tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 Cup Cocoa powder
- 1/2 Tbsp Fresh orange zest
- 1/2 Tsp Instant coffee
- 1/2 Cup Yogurt at room temperature
- 1/4 Cup Milk at room temperature
- 1/2 Cup and 3 tbsp Butter at room temperature
Icing Ingredients
- 1/3 Cup Fresh cream
- 2/3 Cup Dark chocolate Roughly chopped or grated.
- 1/2 Tsp Instant coffee
Instructions
- Sift and mix together - flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and coffee powder in a bowl. Whisk in orange zest.
- In a separate large bowl, whisk together butter and sugar until its light and fluffy.
- Add the yogurt and mix well. Add in the milk. Mix.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet mix and fold it gently. Do not over mix.
- Line a 8” Bundt pan with parchment paper or brush it with butter.
- Gently transfer the batter into it and bake it in a pre heated oven at 180 C for 30 mins or until the skewer comes out clean.
- Remove it from the mould and let it cool to room temperature.
- While the cake bakes, in a pan heat cream just until it simmers, add coffee and whisk. Pour it over dark chocolate and whisk until the chocolate is melted and is smooth and shiny. Let it cool.
- Cover the cake with this frosting.
- Top it up with candied orange peels, slices and more crushed chocolate.Enjoy!!!
Notes
Ensure all ingredients are at room temperature.