Chocolate Orange Cake
Description
Homemade pastry for tea. The cake recipe is very simple. It's important to use chocolate with at least 72% cocoa content—then it will definitely taste delicious. You can substitute it with cocoa powder, but the result will be a completely different cake, which is also not bad :) If you don't like protein cream, you can make chocolate fondant or decorate the cake with whipped cream. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Beat 4 room-temperature eggs with a mixer until they lighten in color and increase in volume.
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Step 2
2. Add a cup of sugar to the eggs and beat for 5-10 minutes, no less. The mixture should become thick and fluffy.
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Step 3
3. Next, add the pre-sifted flour, baking powder, butter, and finely grated dark chocolate to the bowl. Beat everything for at least 4-5 minutes.
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Step 4
4. Grease the bottom and bowl of the multicooker with butter, place the dough inside and smooth it out. Bake using the "Baking" or "Cake" setting for 45 minutes. After cooking, do not open the lid for another 10 minutes.
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Step 5
5. To make the protein cream, separate 3 egg whites from the yolks. Add a pinch of salt and beat until foamy. Then add 3 dessert spoons of sugar and start beating the cream, gradually adding the remaining 6 spoons of sugar.
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Step 6
6. When the foam becomes thick and stable, add 0.5 teaspoon of lemon juice and zest of half an orange, grated finely. Beat well.
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Step 7
7. Transfer the protein cream into a piping bag and decorate the cooled sponge cake.
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Step 8
8. Slice half of an orange into thin rounds and arrange them on top of the cream. That's it, the cake is ready.