Butter Free Chocolate Orange Rum Cake Recipe
These sunk a little when I made them, but I have adjusted the temperature and baking time so that this hopefully won't happen to you...
Failing that, the chocolate icing is a good way to cover it up!
http://hungryjenny.blogspot.com/2010/11/butter-free-chocolate-orange-rum-cake.html
Ingredients
- Juice and zest of 2 oranges + extra orange rind shreds for decoration if desired
- 25g unsweetened cocoa
- 150g plain flour
- 150g sugar
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- Half tsp nutmeg
- Pinch salt
- 100g Greek yogurt
- 50ml water
- 2 tbsp dark rum
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 100g dark chocolate, broken into small pieces
- 50g butter
- 50g icing sugar, sieved
Directions
- Sieve the flour, soda and powder into a large mixing bowl, with the sugar, spices and cocoa powder.
- In a separate bowl, mix the orange juice with the yogurt, water, rum and vanilla until smooth.
- Slowly mix the wet mixture into the dry. Stir in half the zest. Do not overmix!
- Spoon into a lined muffin tray and bake at 200 degrees C for about 20-25 minutes until you can pull a toothpick out clean.
- Meanwhile, gently melt the chocolate and butter in a wide pan. Take off the heat and quickly mix in the sugar and remaining zest.
- Spoon onto the top of each cake, and add some extra orange rind on top if desired.
- Allow chocolate icing to cool before serving.
Adding to Planner
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 65g | |
| Recipe makes 12 servings | |
| Calories 210 | |
| Calories from Fat 63 | 30% |
| Total Fat 7.07g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat 4.12g | 16% |
| Trans Fat 0.01g | |
| Cholesterol 12mg | 4% |
| Sodium 267mg | 11% |
| Potassium 88mg | 3% |
| Total Carbs 32.94g | 9% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.5g | 5% |
| Sugars 18.26g | 12% |
| Protein 2.88g | 5% |
