Chocolate and orange,
make a dessert divine
with an incredible taste
that’s hard to define
Soft and oh so moist,
perfectly sweet
for your valentine
not an ounce of butter
so fret not later
so sinfully good,
irresistible
its just what you need
to make things better
The simple pleasures
that life has to offer
lies in a bite of
this magical
whimsical
effortless
cake
so look no further
chocolate and orange
are a treat together
Chocolate Orange Buttermilk Cake
Ingredients
- All Purpose Flour-1 1/3 cup
- Sugar-1 1/2 cup
- Good Quality Cocoa-2/3 cup
- Baking Powder-1 tsp
- Baking Soda-1 tsp
- Salt- 1/2 tsp
- Large Eggs-2
- Orange Zest-2 tbsp
- Orange juice-1/4 cup
- Buttermilk-3/4 cup
- Vanilla Extract-2 tsp
- Canola Oil-3 tbsp
- Very Hot water-3/4 cup
- Confectioner's Sugar-for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Grease a 9x2 inch round cake pan.
- In a bowl mix the first six ingredients.
- In a mixing bowl beat the eggs with an electric blender and add the buttermilk,vanilla,canola oil,orange juice and zest.
- Add the dry ingredients a little at a time.
- Add the hot water and continue mixing until well combined.
- Pour into the greased pan and bake for about 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool a little bit and sprinkle powdered sugar before serving.Enjoy!
Recipe slightly adapted from Oprah.com
Smitha says
I tried the cake in the outcome was jus superb!!! Every one loved it. Thanks a lot.
Terra says
Wow, look how moist and amazing that lovely cake looks! I love the addition of buttermilk, it gives such amazing flavor to sweet treats! Beautiful, Hugs, Terra
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Poornima says
The cake looks splendid. Love the flavors, so tempting!
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Gourmet Getaways says
What a beautiful cake, it looks so moist and chocolatey too. I really need to get into the kitchen and satisfy my sweet tooth.
Choc Chip Uru says
I can almost taste this cake from here 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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mjskit says
What a moist and delicious looking cake! Love the combination of chocolate and orange and this cake takes that combination over the top!
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Nancy @ gottagetbaked says
I love everything about this post, Soni! The whimsical poetic way you drafted it, the fabulous flavour combo of chocolate and orange (one of my favourites) and this gorgeous, moist, light butter-less cake. Yum! Your photos are gorgeous too. I can’t wait to make this!
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Soni says
Thankyou sweet Nancy! Your comments brighten up my day 🙂
Ed M says
What is a “9X12 ’round’ baking dish”?
Soni Sinha says
Thanks for pointing out the typo.Its 9×2 inch round cake pan.