This cake has a dry, gritty texture with a faint orange flavor.
| Servings: | 14 |
| Yield: | 1 – 9 or 10 inch tube pan |
Ingredients
- 10 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 4 eggs
- ⅔ cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons grated orange zest
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup chopped almonds
Instructions
- In a bowl, cream the butter with the sugar. Beat in the eggs, then the sour cream, vanilla and orange rind.
- In another bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Beat into the creamed mixture just until incorporated and then stir in the almonds.
- Turn the batter into a greased and floured tube pan. Bake in a 350 degrees F (175 degree C) oven for 1 hour, or until it tests done with a toothpick. Let cool on a rack. Makes 16 servings.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 305 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 39 g |
| Cholesterol | 80 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Sodium | 150 mg |
| Sugars | 22 g |
| Fat | 15 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
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
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 cake is very dry.
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.
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.
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.
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.