Orange and White Chocolate Birthday Cake

by

Fresco

Posted April 5, 2022 (Last updated April 5, 2022)

Serves

10

Total Time

2hrs

Calories

560

Zesty orange cake with a sweet white chocolate frosting. Perfect for a birthday party! Decorate with blueberries, or your favorite seasonal fruit.

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    Ingredients

  • Salted butter icon
    Salted butter175 g
  • Granulated sugar icon
    Granulated sugar175 g
  • Orange icon
    Orange3zest of
  • Egg yolk icon
    Egg yolk4
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour100 g
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder10 g
  • Ground almonds icon
    Ground almonds100 g
  • Orange icon
    Orange1juice of
  • Egg white icon
    Egg white4
  • White chocolate icon
    White chocolate200 g
  • Crème fraîche icon
    Crème fraîche200 g
  • Marmalade icon
    Marmalade150 g
  • Blueberries icon
    Blueberriesas needed
    Method

  • 1. Pre-heat oven - 175°C
  • 2. Prepare 2 clean round pans
  • 3. Add salted butter, granulated sugar and orange zest to a clean large mixing bowl
  • 4. Cream until light and fluffy
  • 5. Add egg yolk to the butter-sugar mixture one by one while mixing
  • 6. Add all purpose flour, baking powder and ground almonds to a clean medium bowl
  • 7. Mix briefly until combined
  • 8. Fold dry ingredients into batter gently
  • 9. Add orange juice to the batter
  • 10. Mix until combined
  • 11. Add egg whites to a clean large mixing bowl
  • 12. Whisk until stiff
  • 13. Fold egg whites into batter gradually until completely mixed
  • 14. Transfer batter to 2 round pans
  • 15. Bake until skewer tests clean - 30 min, 175°C
  • 16. Transfer onto cooling rack
  • 17. Add white chocolate to a clean small glass bowl
  • 18. Melt in microwave - low heat
  • 19. Add crème fraîche to a clean medium bowl
  • 20. Whip until thick
  • 21. Fold chocolate into cream until combined
  • 22. Add marmalade to a clean small bowl
  • 23. Assemble the cake
  • 24. Decorate with blueberries
  • 25. Chill in fridge - approx 1 hr

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