Friday, March 18, 2011

Orange Cake






You need:

  • 1 big Orange fruit
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 Large eggs
  • 100 gr of butter
  • 100 gr of flour
  • 100 gr of sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
For topping;
75gr dark chocolate + 20 gr butter, chopped  & melted on microwave about 1 minutes

Steps:
  • Preheat the oven to 180 C and butter an pan 21cm ( long )  mold. Coat with butter & flour set aside.
  • Before you cut the orange in 2, grate the skin of the orange first to get the zest.
  • Place the eggs & sugar about 15 minutes ( Keep on Mixed during the adding ingredient )
  • Add Butter
  • Add zest & the orange juice
  • add baking powder
  • Add Flour
  • Add pinched of salt
Steps:
  • Preheat the oven to 400 F and butter an 8-inch (21 cm) round mold. Coat with flour and tap the excess out; set aside.
  • Place the chocolate and butter in a bowl. Place the bowl over a pot of simmering water and let melt, stirring.
  • In a large bowl, beat the eggs with sugar and salt until the preparation has tripled in volume — for 8 minutes.
  • Fold in the almond meal and hazelnut flour. Fold in the melted chocolate.
  • Transfer this batter to the mold and bake the cake for 30 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes and unmold carefully.
  • When ready to serve, dust with confectioner’s sugar. The cake should stay moist inside.

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