A lovely dense coffee style cake it was easy to make and tasted delicious. A semi-sweet chocolate glaze with more almonds sprinkled on top tarts it up sufficiently to meet the approval of even the most discriminating koffee klatch.
A lovely dense coffee style cake it was easy to make and tasted delicious. A semi-sweet chocolate glaze with more almonds sprinkled on top tarts it up sufficiently to meet the approval of even the most discriminating koffee klatch.
When the recipe said dry - it meant dry! I made it for an office event and everyone agreed it was awful. It was so dry it was like eating biscotti. It is a must to have coffee to dip the cake in because it's so dry.
Nice cake very good. Didn't have all the ingredients so I played it by ear... I put more orange in and the result is very satisfying.
This cake is always a great addition to our meals. It's also very easy to make some variations for your tastes - I make is a 2 layer cake and add more orange zest between the layers.
I went ahead and made this cake without reading the reviews but I did pay special attention to the DO NOT overmix instructions and (after I had read the reviews) the baking time which I shortened by 10 minutes. Substitutions I made to the recipe were the following: Duck eggs instead of chicken eggs and 2/3 cup of mayonnaise rather than sour cream. When finished I glazed the underside of the cake with a mixture of confectioner's sugar orange juice and vanilla. I then plated and turned the cake over and drizzled on a chocolate ganache. Finished with some orange slices that I slightly poached in Southern Comfort I think this cake is going to be a HUGE success.
This was a huge hit with my family and my followers. I used a box cake mix and a few add ins but it was moist and delicious! You can find my tutorial here:http://kellisretrokitchenarts.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/orange-cake-w-dark-chocolate-ganache/
it's hard to go wrong with chocolate cake and I added some grated orange zest and a bit of the juice to the batter with amazing results
