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Chocolate Marmalade Cake

A whisky marmalade filled dark chocolate orange cake

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/chocolate-marmalade-cake • Posted by Cat Morley

Trotter's sent me a jar of their whisky marmalade to experiment with and it was perfect timing as I was hoping to make a cake for my Nana's birthday. I made a marmalade filled chocolate orange cake and she said it was the best cake she had ever tasted!

You will need

Project Budget
Reasonably Priced

Time

1 h 00

Difficulty

So-so
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Description

Trotter's sent me a jar of their whisky marmalade to experiment with and it was perfect timing as I was hoping to make a cake for my Nana's birthday. I made a marmalade filled chocolate orange cake and she said it was the best cake she had ever tasted!

Instructions

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    Cut the peel off two of the oranges and cut into thin strips.

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    Place in a pan of water and bring to the boil. Simmer the orange peel until it's soft.

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    Place the sugar and water in a saucepan and stir until the sugar has dissolved.

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    Bring the sugar to the boil.

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    Soak the oranges in the syrup.

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    Leave to simmer for about 20 minutes until the fruit has candied.

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    Melt the butter in a sauce pan and break in the dark chocolate. Stir until the chocolate has melted and then remove from the heat.

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    Grate the zest from the third orange and place in a bowl to the side. Place the fruit from all three oranges in a blender with the marmalade.

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    Blend until smooth.

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    Stir the blended oranges into the chocolate and then beat in the eggs.

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    Whisk together the flour, baking soda and cocoa.

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    Fold the flour into the chocolate.

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    Stir in half of the orange zest and the orange blossom water.

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    Separate the batter into two greased cake tins.

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    Bake in an oven at 180'C for 45 minutes and then leave to cool.

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    Spread one half of the cake with whisky marmalade.

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    Place the second cake on top, melt the dark chocolate and spread on top.

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    Place the candies oranges on top and sprinkle with the remaining zest.