Whenever I want to create a fancy looking cake I always start with my easy orange cake recipe. I love it. It tastes amazing and very easy to make.
So this time I thought how about dark chocolate frosting? So I tried out this recipe which is now on my A list.
To decorate I got several ideas crossing my mind until I felt inspired by the orange in the cake and decided to use dried orange zest. But then I thought why not add lemon and lime zest in there too. Not only they will look great but they will add subtle flavors that will marry everything well together.
You should try this recipe out and share it with your loved ones. I hope every one will enjoy it.
To know how to make this recipe please watch my video here:
Ingredients:
- 1 orange cake based on my recipe which you’ll find here.
- 225 grams dark chocolate
- 225 unsalted butter cut into cubes
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- dried orange, lime and lemon zest
Tips:
- Start by baking the cake. You want it to be completely cool before frosting it.
- When melting the chocolate and butter you can either do that in the microwave in 30 sec. intervals or you can melt them in a heat proof bowl over a saucepan with simmering water.
- You should leave the frosting to cool in the fridge for an hour. If it is still too runny leave it for longer and if it is too hard then leave it at room temperature until it becomes spreadable.
- You can dry the citrus zest in different ways: either in an oven at 100 C until they dry, or after you finish baking your cake wait 30 mins then place them there to dry with the residue heat or dry them the day before by leave them out at room temperature.
- The cake should be kept covered and in the fridge. Take it out half an hour before serving so that the frosting is not too solid.
