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Gateaux Opera a l'orange recipe
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Gateaux Opera a l'orange recipe

18 ingredients 40 min + 25 min 6 people openrecipes

This French classic is having a huge revival; my revisited version is flavoured with orange as well as intensely aromatic coffee, chocolate and orange liquor.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1108
Calories
31g
Protein
41g
Fat
153g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Coffee not in our table 0
Liquor not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 55 caster sugar
  • g egg yolks
  • 2 dry instant coffee granules
  • 3 unsalted butter, softened
  • tsp dark chocolate, broken up
  • 200 milk
  • g single cream
  • 140 orange extract
  • g golden caster sugar
  • 85 eggs
  • ml egg whites
  • 170 almond meal
  • ml plain flour, sifted
  • 2 baking powder
  • tsp instant coffee
  • 85 caster sugar
  • g orange liquor
  • 3 water

Directions

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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