ORANGE CAKE WITH A DARK CHOCOLATE GANACHE.(Just Bakes)

This is an eggless cake, very easy to prepare. The dark chocolate ganache gives it a rich royal taste.Use regular milk chocolate if you like it sweeter. 

INGREDIENTS:

Orange juice: 150 ml

Orange rind: 1 tsp

Plain flour: 225 g

Sugar: 150 g powdered

Curd: 250 g

Oil: ½ cup (measured in a 200 ml cup)

Vanilla essence/orange essence: 1/ 2 tsp

Baking powder: 1 ¼ tsp

Baking soda: ½ tsp

METHOD:

Pre heat oven to 180⁰C & grease & dust an 8” cake tin.

Sieve flour with baking powder & baking soda & keep aside.

Whisk curd, sugar, oil, orange juice, rind & essence.

Fold in flour & pour into prepared tin & bake at 180⁰ C for 40 minutes or till a tooth inserted in centre comes out clean.

Cool cake in the tin for 5 minutes & then on a wire rack.

For the ganache:

Fresh cream: 150 ml

Dark chocolate: 150 g grated

Butter: 1 tbsp

Heat cream & butter, pour it over grated chocolate.

Stir well till all the chocolate dissolves.

Cool it & pour over the cake.

Let it drip down on its own.  

Place a tray, under the wire rack with the cake, to collect the dripping.
Chill cake before serving.