Chocolate & Orange High Five Cake

Prep
10 mins
Cook
25 mins
Serves
12
Chocolate & Orange High Five Cake

Ingredients

250g / 9oz xylitol or caster sugar

3 eggs

250g / 9oz self-raising flour

2tsp baking powder

50g / 1 ¾ oz cocoa powder

grated zest of 2 oranges

juice of 1 orange

100ml / 3 ½ floz The Groovy Food Company High Five Oil

2tbsp The Groovy Food Company Agave Nectar Light Amber and Mild

75ml / 2 ½ floz semi-skimmed milk

 

Chocolate Icing:

200g/7oz plain chocolate

100ml/ 3 1/2 fl oz double cream

Filling 250g / 9oz low fat cream cheese

2tbsp The Groovy Food Company Agave Nectar Light Amber and Mild

1 tsp grated orange zest

1tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

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  1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Grease and line two 20cm/8in sandwich tins. Whisk the sugar and eggs together until light and fluffy.
  2. Add the juice and zest of the orange and then stir in the High Five oil, agave nectar and milk. Gently fold in the sifted flour, cocoa powder and baking powder.
  3. Divide the cake batter between the sandwich tins and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes, or until the top is firm to the touch and a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
  4. Remove the cakes from the oven and allow to cool completely, still in their tins, before icing.
  5. For the filling beat together all the ingredients until smooth.
  6. Spread the cream cheese filling over the top of one of the chocolate cakes, then carefully top with the other cake.
  7. To make the chocolate icing simply heat the chocolate and cream in a saucepan over a very low heat until the chocolate melts. Remove the pan from the heat and whisk the mixture until smooth, glossy and thickened. Spread or drizzle over the cake. Top with grated chocolate and orange zest.
  8. his cake will keep in the fridge for 2-3 days. You can freeze the cake before icing it for up to 1 month.

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