🍊 Exquisite Chocolate Orange Dream Cake 🍊
Treat yourself to this exquisite Chocolate Orange Dream Cake, a perfect fusion of rich flavors designed to delight vegans and non-vegans alike. This masterpiece boasts a creamy chocolate orange mousse nestled between two moist, fluffy layers of vegan chocolate orange sponge, crowned with a velvety ganache.
Ingredients
Cake Layers:
280g all-purpose flour 🌾
280g granulated sugar 🍬
35g cocoa powder 🍫
1.5 tsp baking soda 🥄
½ tsp salt 🧂
200ml warm soy milk 🥛
100ml fresh orange juice 🍊
1.5 tbsp apple cider vinegar 🍎
120g vegetable oil 🛢️
1 tsp vanilla extract 🌿
2 tsp orange extract 🍊
Chocolate Orange Mousse:
400g silken tofu 🍶
400g dark chocolate, chopped 🍫
150ml fresh orange juice 🍊
1 tbsp maple syrup 🍁
2 tsp orange extract 🍊
Ganache Topping:
100g dark chocolate 🍫
100g soy cream or milk 🥛
Directions
Cake Layers:
Preheat Oven: Set your oven to 180°C (350°F).
Combine Dry Ingredients: Sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
Make Vegan Buttermilk: Warm the soy milk and mix in the apple cider vinegar. Allow it to curdle for 10 minutes.
Prepare Wet Ingredients: Line an 8-inch loose-bottom cake tin with parchment paper. Combine the orange juice, vegetable oil, and extracts with the curdled soy milk.
Mix Batter: Create a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the wet mixture. Whisk until smooth, careful not to overmix.
Bake: Pour the batter into the cake tin and bake for 40-45 minutes. Test doneness with a toothpick. Cool the cake completely.
Slice Layers: Once cooled, remove the cake from the tin and slice it horizontally into two layers.
Chocolate Orange Mousse:
Blend Ingredients: Blend the silken tofu, orange juice, extracts, and maple syrup in a food processor until smooth.
Melt Chocolate: Melt the dark chocolate using a bain-marie or in the microwave in 30-second bursts.
Combine: Add the melted chocolate to the food processor and blend until fully mixed.
Assemble: Pour the mousse over the bottom cake layer in the tin. Chill in the fridge for 1-2 hours, or freeze for 20 minutes to set.
Add Top Layer: Place the second cake layer over the set mousse and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Ganache Topping:
Heat Cream/Milk: Warm the soy cream or milk in a saucepan until it simmers.
Melt Chocolate: Pour the hot cream over the chopped chocolate, let sit for 5 minutes, then stir until smooth.
Top the Cake: Carefully remove the cake from the tin and pour the ganache over the top, spreading it evenly.
Serve: Slice and savor this luxurious Chocolate Orange Dream Cake, a perfect treat for any occasion!
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