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Chocolate orange sponge cake
Photo: David Holifield

Chocolate orange sponge cake

22 ingredients 30 min + 2 hr Serves 10-12 openrecipes

Ingrid decorated this chocolate and orange layer cake using a stencil of Paul Hollywood’s face, but you can use a stencil of your own choosing or just leave off the fondant layer.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1101
Calories
30g
Protein
40g
Fat
153g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Syrup not in our table 0
Icing not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 140g/5oz butter
  • 3 tsp cocoa powder
  • 340g/12oz flour
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 200g/7oz soft brown sugar
  • 285ml/9½fl oz milk
  • 1 tbsp golden syrup
  • 4 free-range eggs
  • 250g/9oz flour
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • 1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 250g/9oz butter
  • 250g/9oz caster sugar
  • 4 free-range eggs
  • 2 oranges
  • 200ml/7fl oz double cream
  • 200g/7oz dark chocolate
  • 300ml/10fl oz whipping cream
  • 2 oranges
  • 400g/1lb ready to roll chocolate flavoured fondant icing
  • edible gold glitter

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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