Cakes and Pastries Recipes - Orange Manqué Cake with Cointreau and Chocolate Icing Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 6:

• 3 oranges

• 2 1/2 oz (70 g) butter

• 3 eggs

• 1/3lb (150 g) sugar

• 1/3lb (150 g) sifted flour

• 1/2 packet of baking powder

• 2 tbsp Cointreau

Chocolate icing:

• 2 eggs

• 7 oz (200 g) dark chocolate

• 3 1/2 oz (100 g) butter

• 6 tbsp sugar

• Zest of 1/2 orange

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C.

2. Squeeze 1 orange and grate the zest. Wash the remaining oranges and slice. Set aside.

3. Melt 1 3/4 oz (50 g) of butter in a saucepan and let it cool.

4. Separate the egg whites from the yolks. Beat the yolks together with the sugar. Add the orange juice and zest, the melted butter, the flour, and the baking powder. Mix until the batter is nice and smooth. Beat the egg whites and fold into the batter. Pour the batter into a greased cake pan. Bake for 35 - 40 min.

5. Turn out the cake onto a cooling rack and leave it to cool.

6. While the cake is cooling, prepare the chocolate icing: separate the egg whites from the yolks. Melt the chocolate together with the butter in a double boiler. Remove from the heat and add the sugar, orange zest, and egg yolks. Beat the mixture until it is nice and smooth. Whisk the egg whites until they form stiff peaks and fold them gently into the chocolate mixture. Set to chill in the refrigerator.

7. Cut the cake into two layers. Sprinkle each layer with one tablespoon of Cointreau. Cover the bottom layer with icing. Place the second layer on top. Cover the surface with the remaining icing. Decorate with sliced oranges. Serve very.