Orange Cake with Dark Chocolate Glaze
250 g of thick cut orange marmalade
80 ml of water with 2 teaspoon of orange essence
Break 3 eggs into a bowl and whisk them with 80 g of sugar.
Add 250 g of thick cut orange marmalade with the sunflower oil.
Then, add the self-raising flour a little at a time.
When the batter is quite dense, add the mix of water and orange essence and keep mixing.
Pour the mixture into a greased 20 cm mold.
Bake in a ventilated oven, preheated to 170°C for about 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
While the cake is cooling down, prepare the glaze to cover it.
Break the dark chocolate bar in small pieces and place them in a clear glass bowl.
Microwave in 20-second intervals, stirring after each, until totally smooth.
Heat the single cream in a saucepan, without letting it come to a boil.
Pour it into the bowl with the melted chocolate ad add glucose syrup and butter.
Emulsify the mixture with a hand blender.
When the temperature of the glaze is around 25-30°C, pour it onto the cake.
Complete the decoration with some glace orange peel.
