ORANGE CHOCOLATE CAKE

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Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 22

1 cup plus 1 Tbsp flour
1 cup sugar
6 Tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp espresso powder
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup oil
1 egg
1 Tbsp orange zest
1 Tbsp frozen orange juice concentrate (thawed)
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup boiling water
1/2 cup butter
2 1/2 - 3 cups icing sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
Vanilla
1 tbsp Orange juice concentrate
2 tsp Orange zest
1/2 block cream cheese
2 Tbsp whipping cream

Steps:

Combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and espresso powder in a bowl and mix well.
In a separate bowl mix together the buttermilk, oil, egg, orange zest, orange juice concentrate and vanilla. Whisk well.
Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture and mix until combined.
Stir in the boiling water.
Pour the batter into a greased and lined 9" round pan.
Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.
Cool before frosting.
To make the frosting add the butter to an electric mixer and beat until fluffy.
Add in the icing sugar, cocoa, vanilla, whipping cream, orange concentrate and zest whip again until fluffy.
Add in the cream cheese and mix until well combined.
Frost the cake.