Chocolate Orange Cake

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Level: Intermediate
Total: 2 hr 10 min
Active: 1 hr 30 min
Yield: 8 to 10 servings
Level: Intermediate
Total: 2 hr 10 min
Active: 1 hr 30 min
Yield: 8 to 10 servings

Ingredients

  1. Unsalted butter, for greasing the cake pans
  2. 1 teaspoon espresso powder or instant coffee
  3. 3/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
  4. 2 cups cake flour
  5. 2 cups granulated sugar
  6. 3/4 cup cocoa powder
  7. 2 teaspoons baking soda
  8. 1 teaspoon baking powder
  9. 1 teaspoon salt
  10. 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  11. 1 cup buttermilk
  12. 2 large eggs
  13. 1/4 cup heavy cream
  14. 4 ounces white chocolate chips
  15. 8 ounces cream cheese
  16. 4 ounces unsalted butter
  17. 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  18. 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
  19. 1 cup crushed chocolate sandwich cookies, such as Oreos, or sandwich cookies of your choice
  20. 5 egg whites
  21. 1 cup granulated sugar
  22. Pinch fine salt
  23. 1 pound unsalted butter, room temperature
  24. 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two 8-inch cake pans with butter.
  2. Dissolve the espresso powder in 1/4 cup hot water, then stir into the orange juice. Set aside.
  3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, sift the cake flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix on a low speed. In a second bowl, lightly whisk together the oil, buttermilk and eggs; slowly add to the flour mixture. Increase the mixer speed and whisk until fully incorporated. Fold in the orange juice-coffee mixture.
  4. Pour the batter into prepared cake pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
  5. For the cookies-and-cream filling: Combine the heavy cream and white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 1 minute, then stir until smooth. Set aside to cool.
  6. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add the white chocolate mixture and whip for another minute. Lower the mixer speed, gradually add the confectioners’ sugar and whip for another minute at high speed. Fold in the cookies. (Makes 2 cups.)
  7. For the buttercream: Place the egg whites, sugar and salt in a stand mixer bowl and set the bowl over a pan of simmering water. Whisk until the mixture is warm to the touch and all the sugar has dissolved. Attach the bowl to the mixer and whisk until soft peaks form, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the butter, a few tablespoons at a time, then whisk in the vanilla. Switch to the paddle attachment and continue mixing at low speed until the buttercream becomes smooth, another minute or two. (Makes 5 cups.)
  8. To assemble the cake: Place one cake layer on a cake board and pipe a border of buttercream along the circumference (to act as a pool for the filling). Fill the center with the cookies-and-cream filling. Top with the second cake layer and frost the entire cake with the buttercream.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 10 servings
Calories 1184
Total Fat 77 g
Saturated Fat 41 g
Carbohydrates 121 g
Dietary Fiber 3 g
Sugar 95 g
Protein 10 g
Cholesterol 204 mg
Sodium 699 mg
Serving Size 1 of 10 servings
Calories 1184
Total Fat 77 g
Saturated Fat 41 g
Carbohydrates 121 g
Dietary Fiber 3 g
Sugar 95 g
Protein 10 g
Cholesterol 204 mg
Sodium 699 mg

 

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