Easy Orange Chocolate Candy Cake Recipe
My mother used to buy orange chocolate candy shaped like an orange, and cut in wedges.
Since orange and chocolate pair well, I created this recipe this afternoon, having had some oranges and a box of cake mix, and it's yummy.
(For the photos, I used canned chocolate buttercream, heated in microwave 25 seconds, which turns it into a glaze. This works with any canned frosting.)
Ingredients
- 1 box butter cake mix with pudding
- 1/4 cup applesauce
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 1/3 cup oil or melted butter
- 1 cup orange juice (fresh is preferred)
- 1/8 tsp. orange zest
- 4 drops yellow and 2 drops red food coloring (optional)
- 2 dark chocolate candy bars, crushed
- choice of frosting:
- Canned chocolate buttercream, microwaved for 25 seconds, metal stuff entirely removed before heating.
- or
- Homemade Orange Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 3 tbs. orange juice
- 1 tsp. orange zest
- or
- Chocolate Glaze (Cake Doctor)
- 2 tbs. butter
- 2 tbs. unsweetened powdered cocoa
- 1/4 cup light or heavy cream
- 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Directions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Beat eggs, add other ingredients, except chocolate, and mix well.
- Fold in chocolate chunks.
- Oil and flour a bundt pan, or 9x13 pan.
- Pour batter in pan.
- Bake 30-45 minutes, depending on type of pan.
- Cool cake.
- Orange Glaze;
- Mix ingredients together and pour over cake.
- Chocolate Glaze:
- Melt butter in saucepan over low heat.
- Add cocoa and cream.
- Stir until thickened, about 2 minutes.
- Do not boil.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in sugar and vanilla.
- Stir until smooth.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 86g | |
| Recipe makes 12 servings | |
| Calories 228 | |
| Calories from Fat 107 | 47% |
| Total Fat 12.07g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat 3.29g | 13% |
| Trans Fat 0.16g | |
| Cholesterol 79mg | 26% |
| Sodium 64mg | 3% |
| Potassium 89mg | 3% |
| Total Carbs 28.06g | 7% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.4g | 1% |
| Sugars 23.93g | 16% |
| Protein 2.72g | 4% |
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