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Orange & poppy seed cake with chocolate sauce
Photo: David Holifield

Orange & poppy seed cake with chocolate sauce

9 ingredients 15 min + 50 min Serves 8 openrecipes
Orange & poppy seed cake with chocolate sauce

A light, zingy cake with a drizzle of chocolate and candied zest for a special finishing touch

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

952
Calories
22g
Protein
32g
Fat
141g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
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
Poppy Seed 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

  • 250g butter , at room temperature, plus 1 tbsp extra
  • 200g golden caster sugar , plus 25g
  • 3 eggs
  • 250g plain flour , sifted
  • 1.5 tsp baking powder
  • juice of 2 oranges , zest of 4
  • 50g poppy seeds , toasted
  • 100ml double cream
  • 100g chocolate , chopped

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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