Here is a copy of the cake recipe given to Sarah Gorrell
Chocolate orange cake
Ingredients
| Dry | Wet |
| 10oz (280grams) Self-rising flour | 8 fluid ounces (236ml) water |
| 2oz (55 grams) cocoa powder | 4 fluid ounces (118ml) vegetable oil |
| 2oz (55 grams) coca powder | 3 eggs |
| 8oz (225 grams) caster Sugar | 1 tea spoon of orange flavouring (optional) |
| 1 tea spoon of baking powder |
Filling
Orange Curd
Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl
Mix all wet ingredients in jug (tip; put oil 1st the top up with water so that level on jug show 12oz then and eggs and flavouring)
Now pour wet into dry and mix to a thick batter
Pour into two 7-inch cake trays and bake for 25-30 minutes at 170 Celsius (325 Fahrenheit 3 gas mark)
Knife test, when it comes out clean remove from oven
Remove from oven and cool on rack use orange curd for filling and dust with icing sugar
Tips
Make with a electric mixer or food processor
You can change the flavour by changing the cocoa powder for more flour or for ground almonds.
You could add chocolate chips to and pour into 12 large muffin cases.
From Martin