Orange Chocolate Ganache Cake Recipe

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Orange Chocolate Ganache Cake
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Ingredients
18
Count
Nutrition
1271
Calories
Total time
70
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Bake the Cake: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. You will need two 8” round cake pans, line w/ parchment paper at the bottom, greased and coated w/ very fine bread crumbs.
  2. Into a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  3. Make a wide well in the middle of the dry ingredients. Add in the following order, without mixing, the buttermilk, oil, eggs and vanilla. With a large wire whisk, beat until smooth. Mix in coffee. Set aside.
  4. Gently pour the batter into the pans. Bake for 30 minutes at 325 degrees F, or until the top springs back when lightly pressed with a fingertip. Cool completely.
  5. For the frosting: Chop the chocolate and melt with a double boiler. Cool to room temperature.
  6. Beat the butter until light yellow and fluffy. Add egg yolk and vanilla. Gradually add the sugar. Dissolve the coffee in 2 t hot water. Add the chocolate and coffee to the butter mixture until blended. Do not whip! Spread immediately on cooled cake. Top with candied orange.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1271.34 Kcal (5323 kJ)
Calories from fat 623.63 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 69.29g 107%
Cholesterol 131.34mg 44%
Sodium 1300.13mg 54%
Potassium 1586.54mg 34%
Total Carbs 154.83g 52%
Sugars 101.45g 406%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Protein 13.6g 27%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 1.6mg 9%
Calcium 156.2mg 16%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 387.74 Kcal (1623 kJ)
Calories from fat 190.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.13g 107%
Cholesterol 40.06mg 44%
Sodium 396.52mg 54%
Potassium 483.87mg 34%
Total Carbs 47.22g 52%
Sugars 30.94g 406%
Dietary Fiber 0.91g 12%
Protein 4.15g 27%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 9%
Iron 0.5mg 9%
Calcium 47.6mg 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 30.6
    Points
  • 36
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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