Saturday, March 27, 2010

Chocolate Orange Cake

Taken from The Malaysian Women's Weekly

Preparation: 25 mins
Bake: 25 mins
Serves: 5

1 x 535 gm packet chocolate cake mix
1 egg
1 tbsp grated orange rind
1/4 cup orange juice
3/4 cup water
1 x 175 gm packet chocolate orange, chopped
Chocolate orange segments to decorate

Orange frosting:
125 gm butter, softened
1 1/2 cups icing sugar
1 tbsp finely grated orange rind
1 tbsp milk
1/2 tsp orange food colouring

Method:
1. Grease a 12 hole muffin pan (1/3 cup capacity). Line bases with baking paper. Preheat oven to 180'C
2. Beat cake mix, egg, rind, juice and water in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 secs. Increase speed to medium; beat for 4 mins. Stir in chocolate orange. Divide mixture among holes in muffin pan
3. Bake in the preheated oven for about 25 mins. Allow cakes  to stand in pan for 5 mins then turn onto a wire rack to cool
4. To prepare frosting, beat butter with electric mixer in a small bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in icing sugar, rind and milk until light and fluffy. Tint mixture with orange food colouring
5. Spread tops of mini cakes with orange frosting. Decorate with extra chocolate orange segments

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