EGGLESS CHOCOLATE ORANGE CAKE
 
 
Ingredients
CAKE
  • 1 and ½ cups all purpose flour
  • ¾ cups cocoa powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon fresh orange zest
  • 1 tsp espresso powder
  • ¾ cup butter, softened
  • 1 + ¼ cup castor sugar
  • 1 cup Greek yogurt (or curd hung overnight)
  • ½ cup milk
FROSTING
  • 1 cup cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups icing sugar
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon espresso powder
  • ½ cup crushed walnuts, to decorate
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 180C. Line a 9"round cake tin/ bundt pan with parchment paper
  2. Whisk cocoa, flour, orange zest, baking soda, baking powder and espresso powder into a bowl
  3. In a large bowl, beat together beatl and sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.
  4. Add yogurt and mix well.
  5. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients alternating with milk, starting and ending with flour mixture. Mix only until well combined. Don't over mix.
  6. Pour the batter into the pan and bake at 180C for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
  7. To make the frosting, beat cream cheese and butter together for 4-5 minutes.
  8. While the mixer is running, gradually add sugar, cocoa powder and espresso powder.
  9. Keep beating until the frosting is light, fluffy and smooth.
  10. Once the cake has cooled completely, cover it with the chocolate frosting and decorate with crushed walnuts.
Recipe by Bake with Shivesh at https://bakewithshivesh.com/eggless-chocolate-orange-cake/