Chocolate Orange Fudgy Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 orange, zest of
• 125 g butter
• 100 g dark chocolate
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 70 g ground almonds
• 125 g plain flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 100 g dark chocolate
• 60 ml cream
• 35 g shaved almonds

Recipe

• 1 grease or spray a 26 cm (10") tart tin or dish.
• 2 set oven to 160°c.
• 3 place chocolate an butter in a medium saucepan. melt over a low heat, whisking occasionally until combined. remove from heat and add the sugar and vanilla. whisk well.
• 4 add the lightly beaten eggs, then the dry ingredients.
• 5 stir in the orange zest. stir mixture until smooth then spread in tart dish.
• 6 bake for 20 to 25 minutes until centre is just firm.
• 7 remove from oven and allow to cool for at least 10 minutes in the tin or dish. turn on to a rack to finish cooling.
• 8 topping: chop the 100g of dark chocolate into small pieces and place in a bowl.
• 9 bring the cream to the boil and pour over the chocolate. stir until blended.
• 10 allow to cool stirring occasionally. whisk until thick then spread over the cake. decorate cake edge with shaved almonds.