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Rich chocolate cake
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Rich chocolate cake

14 ingredients Serves 6 openrecipes
Rich chocolate cake

Full of chocolatey orange flavourings with a hint of almond-delicious as a naughty treat or even as a dessert. The best chocolate cake I have EVER tasted!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

818
Calories
23g
Protein
16g
Fat
144g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients — the other 2 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
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Brandy 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

  • 100g margerine
  • 100g caster sugar
  • Rind of half a lemon
  • Rind of half an orange
  • 35g sieved cocoa powder
  • 100g ground almonds
  • 2 eggs
  • 50g self raising flour
  • 2 teaspoons of brandy or Cointreau
  • Decoration
  • 2 tablespoons of warm marmalade
  • 100g of plain chocolate
  • 2 teaspoons of hot water
  • 12g of margerine

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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