Mini Orange Chocolate Chunk Cake

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Total Time:
1 hr 0 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
45 min
Yield:
6 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

For the syrup:

  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice

For the ganache:

  • 4 ounces good semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee granules

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 6 individual serving baking molds, such as the flexible non stick 100 percent silicone molds.

Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for about 5 minutes, or until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, then the orange zest.

Sift together 1 1/2 cups flour, the baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. In another bowl, combine the orange juice, buttermilk, and vanilla. Add the flour and buttermilk mixtures alternately in thirds to the creamed butter, beginning and ending with the flour. Toss the chocolate chunks with 1 tablespoon flour and add to the batter. Pour into the pans, smooth the tops, and bake for 30 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean. Let the cakes cool in the molds on a wire rack for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, make the syrup. In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, cook the sugar with the orange juice until the sugar dissolves. Remove the cake from the pans, put them on a rack over a tray, and spoon the orange syrup over the cakes. Allow the cakes to cool completely.

For the ganache, melt the chocolate, heavy cream, and coffee in the top of a double boiler over simmering water until smooth and warm, stirring occasionally. Drizzle over the top of the cakes.

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  • on April 17, 2013

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    I did not make the ganache/I am not a frosting person..made the cakes only. I made them as cupcakes/made 1 dozen. They were very good. I used the oranges I had on hand which was 2 tangerines.

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  • on April 03, 2013

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    Excellent. I made them in the over sized cupcake pans. The recipe made the perfect 6. I made half of the orange syrup and it was plenty. I poked the tops with a cake tester before brushing the syrup on with my silicone pastry brush. It took all of the 30 minutes to bake them. Ina has the best recipes. I love everything I make of hers. I cannot wait to eat these little cakes.

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  • on February 14, 2013

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    I made cupcakes with this recipe substituting mini semi sweet chips for the chunks and they turned out great. I think 30 minutes was too long as they were done at about 23 minutes and would have burned in 30. I omitted the syrup and they are awesome without it. My husband is not big on chocolate, so instead of the ganache I made orange cream cheese icing and sprinkled with mini choc chips on top. Very good. Will definitely make this again.

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