Cake
1 Cup Boiling Water
1 1/4 Cup Pure Cane Sugar
1/2 Cup Butter
1 Cup Milk
2 Eggs, Slightly beaten
2 tsp Pure Orange extract
2 Cups All Purpose Flour (Can use whole wheat!)
3/4 Cup Cocoa
1 tsp Baking Soda
2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
Cream butter in bowl, add boiling water and stir until melted. Add Sugar stir until dissolved then add Eggs, Milk & Orange extract. Mix well.
Combine all other dry ingredients and add to mixture, mix well. Don't worry if batter mix is really thin! ( Just do not use the spring-form pans)
Pour batter into two lined and greased 9"x9" cake pans and bake at 340*F for 25-30 mins.
Leave to cool on rack for at least half an hour! ( then cool in fridge for around one hour before decorating)
Chocolate Orange Cake Frosting
1 Cup Butter
1 Cup Pure Cane Sugar
2 Tbsp Orange extract
4 eggs
4 x 28g melted unsweetened Bakers chocolate squares
2 Tbsp Cocoa
(Mix the first three ingredients together and stir well)
Next add-
4 x 28g melted unsweetened Bakers chocolate squares ( 120g cooking chocolate)
2 Tbsp Cocoa...& Mix well
Then add your 4 Eggs ...added one at a time, Beat for 5 Min's after each egg on high speed using an electric whisk or stand mixer with whisk attachment.
Chill frosting for at least an hour before frosting...then spread in between your cake for filling and then all over your cake using a spatula!
Lastly decorate with pieces of Terry's chocolate orange and grate some over the top ...Mmmmmm
