Chocolate Orange Loaf Cake

Chocolate and orange are one of my top favourite flavour combinations so I love finding new ways to bake with them. This Chocolate Orange Loaf Cake is an easy to prepare chocolate sponge flavoured with orange extract, it’s baked on a low temperature for around an hour to make sure it doesn’t dry out. I also stirred some chopped up Terry’s Chocolate Orange into the sponge for extra yummyness. I’ve decorated the top with chocolate orange buttercream and slices of Terry’s Chocolate Orange of course!

Ingredients
For the sponge

• 200 g Butter or baking spread
• 200 g Caster sugar
• 2 tsp Orange extract
• 4 Eggs large
• 1 tbsp Milk
• 175 g Self raising flour
• 25 g Cocoa powder
• 1/4 tsp Baking powder
• 1/2 a Terry's Chocolate Orange chopped up - optional

For the buttercream

• 150 g Butter or baking spread
• 275 g Icing sugar
• 25 g Cocoa powder
• 1 tsp Orange extract
• 1 1/2 tbsp Milk

For decoration

• 1/2 a Terry's Chocolate Orange
• Orange sprinkles optional

Instructions

1. Pre-heat the oven to 160C Fan/180C/350F/Gas Mark 4 and grease and line a 2lb loaf tin
2. Mix together the butter and caster sugar using an electric mixer ot a spoon until light and fluffy
3. Add the orange extract, eggs and milk and whisk in until smooth
4. Whisk in the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder until fully combined
5. Fold in the chopped up Terry's Chocolate Orange
6. Pour the mixture into the loaf tin and bake for an hour, or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool fully
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