Orange Chocolate Cake

(A)
200g Butter
180g Caster sugar
3 large Eggs
1 tbsp Orange rind
4 tbsp Orange juice
1 tsp Vanilla extract

(B) ~ sift together
250g Plain flour
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Baking soda
1/8 tsp Salt

(C)
200g Sour cream or plain natural yoghurt
30g Semi-sweet chocolate, chop to pieces and melt in microwave or double boiler

Method:

• Preheat oven at 175C, Grease a 9″ bundt pan, and dust flour or spray non-stick spray in pan.
• Beat butter for a while and add in sugar, continue to beat butter until creamy.
• Add eggs one at a time and mix well. Add orange rind, orange juice and vanilla extract, beat at low speed till well combined.
• Split ingredient (B) into 4 portions and sour cream into 3 portions. Pour in one portion of flour and sour cream alternately, beat well after each addition.
• Take half of the mixture and gently mix with melted chocolate (do not over mix).
• Scoop plain and chocolate batter alternately into pan, till all the batters are used up and gently shake the pan a little.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes or skewer comes out clean.
• Remove cake from oven and set to cool for 20 minutes then unmould, leave to cool completely.

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