Upside-Down Chocolate and Orange Cake
An intriguing cake that combines the zesty notes of orange with the bitter richness of cocoa.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Prep Time
- 15 min
- Cook Time
- 40 min
- Servings
- 6 people
Ingredients
- Bitter Cocoa Powder, 30 g
- Elefante Vanilla-Flavoured Baking Powder (Box of 5 Sachets), 10 g
- flour type 00, 250 g
- medium eggs, 3
- caster sugar, 150 g
- corn oil, 80 ml
- water, 60 ml
- brown sugar, as needed
- untreated oranges, 2
- salt, 1 pinch
Method
Beat the eggs with the caster sugar until the mixture is pale and fluffy. Then add the flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, water, a generous pinch of salt and the oil.
Grease a cake tin with oil or butter, as preferred, and line the base with baking paper. Thinly slice the oranges and arrange the slices over the bottom and sides of the tin. Sprinkle with brown sugar.
Pour the mixture into the tin and level the surface with a spatula. Bake at 180°C for approximately 40 minutes.
Grease a cake tin with oil or butter, as preferred, and line the base with baking paper. Thinly slice the oranges and arrange the slices over the bottom and sides of the tin. Sprinkle with brown sugar.
Pour the mixture into the tin and level the surface with a spatula. Bake at 180°C for approximately 40 minutes.