Dark Chocolate Cake

By lihui

12 Person

85 Minutes

250 Calories

It takes just 15 minutes to prep this perfect-for-entertaining chocolate cake with rich, made-from-scratch flavor - with a hint of orange! This cake is moist and has the perfect crumb. I cannot imagine making a chocolate cake using any other recipe. It is so easy to make and puts doctored cake mix recipes to shame. I’m eating a piece of the cake as I’m writing this, drooling all over my keyboard. It is insanely delicious. A decades search was worth the wait. Every…decadent…bite. Who wants cake?

Ingredients

1/2 cup Raspberries
1/2 cup Fresh blueberries
2 tbsp. Whipping cream
3/4 cup Water
1/2 tsp. Baking soda
1 1/4 cups Flour, divided
1 tsp. Orange extract
2 Eggs
3/4 cup Sugar
7 tbsp. Butter, divided
1 package Premium 70% cacao dark chocolate, divided

Method

01

Heat oven to 350°F.
02

Microwave 3 oz. chocolate and 6 Tbsp. butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended.
03

Add sugar to chocolate mixture; beat with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in orange extract. Add 1/4 cup flour and baking soda; mix well. Gradually add remaining flour alternately with water, mixing well after each addition.
04

Pour into greased and floured 9-inch round pan.
05

Bake 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool 10 min. Remove to wire rack; cool completely.
06

Microwave whipping cream, remaining chocolate and remaining butter in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 to 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Drizzle over cake.
07

Top with berries just before serving.

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Dark Chocolate Cake

3.5

( By lihui )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 12 servings
Calorie 250 Kcal
Prep Time 15 Mins
Cook Time 70 Mins
Total Time 85 Mins

02 Ingredients

1/2 cup Raspberries

1/2 cup Fresh blueberries

2 tbsp. Whipping cream

3/4 cup Water

1/2 tsp. Baking soda

1 1/4 cups Flour, divided

1 tsp. Orange extract

2 Eggs

3/4 cup Sugar

7 tbsp. Butter, divided

1 package Premium 70% cacao dark chocolate, divided

03 Method

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F.

Step 2

Microwave 3 oz. chocolate and 6 Tbsp. butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended.

Step 3

Add sugar to chocolate mixture; beat with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in orange extract. Add 1/4 cup flour and baking soda; mix well. Gradually add remaining flour alternately with water, mixing well after each addition.

Step 4

Pour into greased and floured 9-inch round pan.

Step 5

Bake 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool 10 min. Remove to wire rack; cool completely.

Step 6

Microwave whipping cream, remaining chocolate and remaining butter in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 to 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Drizzle over cake.

Step 7

Top with berries just before serving.

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