Chocolate and Orange Cake/ Cupcakes 

Ingredients:

• 125 grams 70% dark chocolate
• 3 tablespoons milk at room temperature
• 150 grams butter, at room temperature
• 150 grams caster sugar
• 3 eggs at room temperature
• 200 grams plain flour
• 1 tbsp good quality cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 2 Oranges, sliced
• 1 teaspoon Orange essence

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180º C.
2. Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water and stir in the milk.
3.  In a separate bowl, beat the butter and caster sugar until the mixture is pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then fold in the melted chocolate.
4. Now sift in the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and the bicarbonate of soda and mix well.
5. Divide the mixture between a cake tin or cupcake cases on a tray and place a slice or half a slice of orange in each one.
6. Place the cake tin or cupcake tray in the oven and bake for 25 minutes.
7. Pop a skewer in once the baking time is completed and it should come out clean. If not, leave it in a few more minutes.

For this recipe, I used the Divine 70% Dark Chocolate and Cocoa powder.

http://www.divinechocolate.com/uk/

This post is in collaboration with Divine Chocolate.