Orange & Chocolate Marble Cake
This incredibly moist and tender orange and chocolate marble cake is packed with fresh orange flavor both in the cake and syrup! Each bite is a burst of refreshing orange and rich chocolate that melts in your mouth.
Ingredients
Orange & Chocolate Marble Cake
- 2 tbsp orange zest
- 1 cup fresh orange juice
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- t tsp salt
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup milk
Orange syrup
- 1 orange peel
- 3 tbsp fresh orange juice
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar
Chocolate Orange Ganache
- 5 ounces or 3/4 cup (150 g) Dark chocolate (70 % cocoa) roughly chopped
- 2/3 cup (1,5 dl) heavy cream
- 1 tbsp orange zest
Instructions
Orange & Chocolate Marble Cake
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Butter and flour a deep bundt form. Shake off any excess flour and set aside.
- Rub the orange zest into the sugar until fragrant and orange.
- In a large bowl, beat the sugar and eggs on high speed until pale and fluffy.
- Add in the melted butter, oil, vanilla, and orange juice. Mix gently on low speed until combined.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Sift the dry ingredients (except the cocoa) into the batter and fold gently.
- Set aside 1/3 of the batter in a medium bowl. Stir in the cocoa powder and milk (into the smaller batter) until blended.
- Pour in half of the orange batter into the bundt form. Layer in all of the chocolate batter. Pour in the rest of the orange, covering as much of the chocolate as possible.
- Swirl a skewer or butter knife into the form to create a marbled effect. Bake in the middle to lower part of the oven for 45-50 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean (some crumbs are ok!). Cool down in the bundt form completely before taking out.
Orange syrup
- Simmer the orange peel with the water, sugar, and orange juice until the sugar is dissolved.
- Take your cooled down cake out of the form and poke holes in it with a skewer.
- Brush or spoon the syrup evenly into the cake. The marble cake is perfect at this stage, but if you want to take it to the next level then move on to the chocolate orange ganache step below.
Chocolate Orange Ganache
- In a small saucepan, heat up the heavy cream with the orange zest until steaming.
- Take it off the heat and add in the roughly chopped chocolate. Allow the chocolate to melt for 2 minutes before stirring into a smooth ganache.
- Once the ganache has set but is still warm, pour or scoop it over the marble cake. Decorate optionally with chocolate dipped orange slices. Allow to set for at least 30 minutes before slicing. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- The orange syrup might taste a bit bitter on its own, but once you have brushed it into the cake the flavors will come together! However, if you still prefer a sweeter syrup you can add in some powdered sugar to your liking!
- The syrup might make the cake stick to the bundt form, avoid this by taking out the cake from the bundt form before you brush on the syrup.