Easy Moist Choc Orange Cake

Serves 10
1 hours
Difficulty Easy
13 Ingredients

A simple, rich, moist cake for those who love the choc orange flavour combo. BONUS- it keeps so well in the fridge!

Ingredients (serves 10)

1 cup Sugar
225gm Butter (salted)
4 Eggs
1 Whole Orange, cut into 4, peel and all
1 cup NESTLE Dark Choc Bits (and a handful for snacking on)
2 cups S/R Flour
1 cup Sugar
I 1/4 cup Water
1 Cinnamon stick
2 Star Anise
1 The rind of 1 orange finely sliced
1 The juice of that orange
** PLEASE NOTE- the first 6 ingredients are for the CAKE, the next 6 are for the SYRUP

Method

Cream Butter and Sugar in a mixer
Blend Orange pieces and eggs together in a blender until completely obliterated and combined
Combine with butter and sugar in mixer
Add flour and chic bits and combine until smooth batter consistency
Bake in a large cake tin at 180 for 50 mins (may require more time if not fan forced)
Meanwhile add all syrup ingredients to a small pot and bring to the boil on stove, then simmer until slightly thickened (approx 5-10mins).
Allow cake to cool for 10 mins before poking through the top with a skewer to allow for the syrup to soak through evenly. Pour syrup over and enjoy with ice-cream or cream (or both as my husband likes to do)

Notes

If you are conscious of the sugar content you can remove the syrup, making this a lighter (marginally healthier but not really), fluffier cake. Apologies for the half eaten finished product, it seems we couldn't wait!

58 Comments
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- - am1979amanda said
  - 31 May 2015
    8:45 pm
Yummy looks amazing thanks for share

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- - EllenG89 said
  - 31 May 2015
    8:42 am
Cannot go wrong with chocolate and orange! This looks moist and delicious! Cannot wait to make it!

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- - am1979amanda said
  - 27 May 2015
    11:39 am
Wow looks amazing I’ll try this

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- - mom113055 said
  - 26 May 2015
    3:32 pm
love reading these

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- - mom94125 said
  - 14 May 2015
    12:39 pm
lovely recipe and it does look very moist. great job

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- - mom60100 said
  - 09 May 2015
    11:55 pm
Look delicious will definitely be making this

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- - mom106475 said
  - 05 May 2015
    5:58 pm
What a great idea for hiding some fruit, thanks! It does look lovely and moist.

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- - Mum of 5 darlings :) said
  - 26 Apr 2015
    10:33 pm
This cake looks awesome & different . I am definitely going to give your recipe a try.
Thankyou 🙂
- Nixilovesfood replied
  
  01 May 2015 , 12:24 pm
  Oh I hope you do 🙂
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- - mom57522 said
  - 07 Apr 2015
    9:37 pm
Orange and choc are a great combination together…although most things go well with chocolate!
- Nixilovesfood replied
  
  09 Apr 2015 , 12:51 am
  Totally agree 🙂
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- - am1979amanda said
  - 07 Apr 2015
    3:34 pm
What a great recipe thanks for the share
- Nixilovesfood replied
  
  09 Apr 2015 , 12:50 am
  Pleasure
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- - bubble6369 said
  - 06 Apr 2015
    10:25 pm
this sounds like a fabulous cake would go down a treat with a lovely cup of tea!
- Nixilovesfood replied
  
  07 Apr 2015 , 9:51 pm
  A cup of tea and a dollop of cream, life oh life 🙂
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- - michelle_green said
  - 29 Mar 2015
    7:09 pm
OMG! This looks sooooo good. My mouth is watering just looking at it. <3
- mom130157 replied
  
  02 Apr 2015 , 7:42 pm
  Haha it is yummy and ease pease!
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- - mom108638 said
  - 28 Mar 2015
    6:56 pm
Yummy Full of syrupy goodness .. thanks for sharing!!
- mom130157 replied
  
  02 Apr 2015 , 7:44 pm
  Thank YOU for commenting!
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- - nadine_hill said
  - 28 Mar 2015
    4:18 pm
This looks awesome – must try!
- mom130157 replied
  
  02 Apr 2015 , 7:46 pm
  I hope you do and I hope you love it 🙂
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- - deborah_osborne said
  - 28 Mar 2015
    8:53 am
This looks great ,so moist .Agood way to use up oranges .
- mom130157 replied
  
  02 Apr 2015 , 7:46 pm
  Absolutely, we often have that odd couple of oranges left and half pack of choc bits. I loving using up the random leftovers.
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- - mom94125 said
  - 27 Mar 2015
    5:50 pm
ooh yum! i like recipes like this. sounds like a great coffee cake
- mom130157 replied
  
  02 Apr 2015 , 7:47 pm
  Th perfect afternoon delight 🙂
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- - mom93821 said
  - 27 Mar 2015
    2:08 pm
An interesting combination of flavours in this cake. I am not a fan of Jaffas; however I would like to give this cake a go and have it change my mind! It does look rich and delicious. Thanks for sharing this recipe. 🙂
- mom130157 replied
  
  02 Apr 2015 , 7:49 pm
  Im unsure it will change your mind but It’ll surely please those you love if you do need to share it out in the end 🙂
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- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 27 Mar 2015
    10:44 am
I love the flavours of orange and chocolate combined! This cake is for me!
- mom130157 replied
  
  27 Mar 2015 , 12:53 pm
  Oh Im so pleased at your responses 🙂 I served the remainder (in squared slices) last night at my mother-in-laws birthday and it really was a hit. It still tasted so fresh and the dollops of thickened cream on top just made it. So much reward for such little work.
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- - vanyadhanya said
  - 27 Mar 2015
    9:49 am
Going to try my hand at this for Easter, looks delish
- mom130157 replied
  
  27 Mar 2015 , 12:59 pm
  Awesome idea! I sometimes add big chunks of chocolate too, so I’m thinking small solid Nestle easter eggs added might also do the trick 🙂
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- - mom57808 said
  - 27 Mar 2015
    7:47 am
yummm tastes like a big jaffa
- mom130157 replied
  
  27 Mar 2015 , 12:57 pm
  It does indeed!
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