Chocolate Orange Loaf Cake
Ingredients
For the sponge
- 200 g Butter or baking spread
- 200 g Caster sugar
- 2 tsp Orange extract
- 4 Eggs large
- 1 tbsp Milk
- 175 g Self raising flour
- 25 g Cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 a Terry's Chocolate Orange chopped up - optional
For the buttercream
- 150 g Butter or baking spread
- 275 g Icing sugar
- 25 g Cocoa powder
- 1 tsp Orange extract
- 1 1/2 tbsp Milk
For decoration
- 1/2 a Terry's Chocolate Orange
- Orange sprinkles optional
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 160C Fan/180C/350F/Gas Mark 4 and grease and line a 2lb loaf tin
- Mix together the butter and caster sugar using an electric mixer ot a spoon until light and fluffy
- Add the orange extract, eggs and milk and whisk in until smooth
- Whisk in the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder until fully combined
- Fold in the chopped up Terry's Chocolate Orange
- Pour the mixture into the loaf tin and bake for an hour, or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool fully
- To make the buttercream, use an electric mixer or a spoon to mix together the butter and icing sugar until they start to combine, then add the orange extract and milk and mix until smooth
- Put it into a piping bag and pipe it onto the loaf cake, or spread on with a spoon or spatula
- Decorate with the remaining Terry's Chocolate Orange pieces and some sprinkles too if you like!
- Store in an airtight container in a cool place and eat within 3 days
This article and recipe adapted from this site