CHOCOLATE AND ORANGE POTATO CAKE

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Make and share this Chocolate and Orange Potato Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Noo8820

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 1 cake, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

120 g potatoes, peeled, boiled and mashed
175 g butter
225 g demerara sugar
3 eggs, beaten
110 g chocolate, melted
1 orange, juice and zest of
225 g self raising flour
30 g cocoa powder
200 ml double cream
200 g dark chocolate, broken small
25 g butter

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas 4. Grease and line a 9 1/2" tin.
  • Cream butter, potato and sugar together until light and fluffy.
  • Beat in the eggs, then stir in the chocolate, orange juice and rind. Fold in the flour and cocoa, and pour mixture into the tin.
  • Cook for 30-40 minutes. Ice when completely cool.
  • Ganache:.
  • Bring the cream to a boil in a pan.
  • Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl and pour the cream over the top of it,mixing well to melt choc. Mix in the butter.
  • Allow to cool very slightly, then pour over the cooled cake.
  • NB:It really is worth using the best dark chocolate you can. Don't use anything less than 70% cocoa solid.

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