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Ingredients
- 50g cocoa powder
- 90ml boiling water
- 3 eggs
- 4 tbsp milk
- 100ml sunflower oil
- 175g self-raising flour, sifted
- 1 rounded tsp baking powder, sifted into the flour
- 175g caster sugar
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180˚C, Fan 160˚C and line a 9" cake tin.
- Place all of the cake ingredients, except the boiling water, into a large mixing bowl.
- Using a wooden spoon, or electric whisk, beat the mixture until smooth and well combined.
- Add the boiling water to the mixture, a little at a time, until smooth. (The cake mixture will now be very liquid.)
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 20-25 mins.
- When the cake has totally cooled, cut it in half widthways.
- Spread over one layer of the filling below on the cake. Place the other layer on top.
For the frosting:
- Beat the cheese and butter until soft and smooth.
- Add in a tablespoon of the orange juice and zest and sift in the sugar, and beat for a few moments until the mixture is completely smooth.
For the decoration:
- Melt 100g of dark chocolate.
- Pour over the cake evenly. Allow to cool for a couple of minutes.
- In the meantime, melt the white chocolate and place in a piping bag with a very small hole (or use a small freezer bag and cut the hole in the corner).
- Draw a large circle around the perimeter of the cake, then draw another smaller circle about a centimetre in and another and so forth until you reach the centre.
- Place a sharp point such as a skewer or knife in the centre of the cake and draw it through the white chocolate until you reach the edge.
- Repeat at regular intervals.
