I was determined this month, as soon as I read about the December ‘We should cocoa’ challenge, that I would be entering. I always have such good intentions to enter, but when time is limited, as it has been lately, sometimes it’s just not possible.
So, I was really pleased to read on Chocolate log blog that this month’s added ingredient, chosen by Choclette, is orange,
because chocolate and orange together ROCK!
What could be easier than Nigella’s storecupboard chocolate and orange cake?
Basically a cake made with chocolate and most of a jar of orange marmalade!
It’s a lovely cake, because the texture is moist and fudgy (I suppose because of the marmalade) and the finished article is not sickly sweet, but has that bitter, orangey edge.
Nigella’s Storecupboard Chocolate and Orange Cake
Recipe adapted from ‘How to be a Domestic Goddess’ by Nigella Lawson.
125g unsalted butter
100g dark chocolate, broken into pieces
300g thin-cut marmalade
150g caster sugar
pinch of salt
2 lg eggs, beaten
150g self-raising flour
20cm springform tin, buttered and floured (I always line mine with baking parchment too, because this cake is moist and I’m always scared that it will stick!)
Preheat the oven to 180 deg.C (Gas mark 4)
1. Put butter in a pan, melt over low heat, stir in the chocolate, leave for a moment, take off the heat and keep stirring until butter and chocolate are both melted.
2. Add the marmalade, sugar, salt and eggs, stir with a spoon, then add the flour bit by bit.
3. Pour into tin and bake for about 50 mins.
4. Cool for 10 mins, before turning out.
Now, full steam ahead, Dom’s challenge next!
At Anna’s Kitchen Table 
oooh this looks nice! Ive made Nigellas choc orange loaf, but not this one! on the to do list!
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well… i have just been scouring the cookbooks for this challenge and my fingers stopped at this recipe… and now you've done it so I shall move on to the next one!… yours looks bloody good by the way… I may have to make it anyway just to taste it!… oh now i'm hungry for cake… damn… xx
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Lovely moist-looking cake. Chocolate and orange is a great combination. Although I'm not so sure about the well-known chocolate orange that makes many appearances at this time of year.
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Chocolate and orange is indeed the most ace combination. I've always fancied making this cake- glad it turned out so well!
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Looks lovely! Im especially in love with the idea of a store cupboard cake!
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Chocolate + orange is such a strange yet oddly satisfying flavor. Kinda like salt + chocolate. Or chili pepper + chocolate. I'm never quite sure if I am loving the flavor yet I can't stop eating it 🙂
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I absolutely love this cake – it almost has the fudgy quality of a brownie, but that gorgeous bitterness to take off the 'how-much-sugar-am-I-eating' rush.What a perfect choice for this months We Should Cocoa!
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Hooray Anna, you made it. And this is such a great cake too. It took me years to get around to making it, as I thought it sounded really boring. Then I finally made it and it was a complete revelation – moist, fudgy and a delicious flavour. Brilliant entry to WSC. Thank you.
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Goodness, this looks lovely, and easy too.
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