Chocolate Orange Cake – Real chocolate madness and perfect cake for chocolate lovers! Chocolate Orange Cake is moist, rich, flavorful, delicious and simply gorgeous!
Try to make this Chocolate Orange Cake and surprise your family members. I am sure that they will like the both-good looking and taste. This Chocolate Orange Cake is very easy to make and I recommend it very often to my friends. It is very moist, chocolaty, and delicious so you really need to get a try.
When you see it, you can only imagine the taste. If you don’t know what to prepare for party dessert this Chocolate Orange Cake can be real option for you. I am sure that all of you have a busy lives, children, job, school, trainings, so you don’t have too much time to stay in kitchen. This cake is ideal for you, you need to devote yourself and then you will be happier and all around you will be happier too because of you. Try to make this chocolate madness and for short time get your favorite, delicious cake. Fast cakes are the best because includes ingredients which you usually have in your kitchen, so you don’t need to spend time going in the supermarket.
Every cake you make, if you make it with pure love and get your imagination when decorating I am sure that everybody will love. I am not chocolate lover, so I often make fruit cakes, but my family likes chocolate on every way and when I found this recipe I try to make it. This recipe is super easy, and this chocolate orange combination is perfect. I was surprised when I saw how light and moist is this Chocolate Orange Cake. The nice finishing touch is chocolate glaze and I am sure that this Chocolate Orange Cake will be favorite in your family. Enjoy!
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 tablespoon cocoa powder (unsweetened)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 2 tablespoon fresh orange juice
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 5 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 6 oz. bittersweet chocolate-finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- Orange slices for garnish
- Preheat the oven to t 350°F, grease 8x3 inch round baking pan and line the bottom with parchment paper
- In a large bowl, stir together dry cake ingredients: flour, pinch of salt, baking soda, cocoa powder, granulated sugar
- Add wet ingredients white vinegar, 2 tablespoon fresh orange juice, 1 tablespoon orange zest, vegetable oil, water and mix until completely combined
- Pour the batter in the pan and bake 20-25 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- In a medium saucepan stir together cream, chocolate and sugar on low heat until the chocolate is completely melted and the mixture is smooth.
- Cool and spread over the cake and place back in fridge until the topping has set.
- Garnish with chocolate curls (optional) and orange slices

Renee Fleuranges-Valdes says
Just made it and loved it! Moist, chocolate goodness. Just what the doctor ordered! Can’t believe there is no milk, eggs or butter in this cake. I didn’t have heavy cream for the icing, so used my half and half with a pad of butter, to add a little more umpf… it is a little runny, but still delicious :-)…. Love that is is a single layer cake, so you don’t feel guilty.. oh yeah, just a little to satisfy the urge.
Lidia Simic says
Thanks Renee, for sharing this nice comment! 🙂
Ro says
Can I use the same batter for making cupcakes ?
Lidia Simic says
Hi Ro, I haven’t tried but I think it would be good. Good luck!
Elizabeth Lube says
This looks so beautiful! And I’m sure, quite delicious. Any suggestions to substitute an all purpose GF flour?
Lidia Simic says
Hi Elizabeth, this is recipe for 4 cups gluten free flour mix:
1C white rice flour
1 C oat flour
1 C coconut flour
1 C tapioca flour/starch
¼ C cornstarch
3½ tsp. xantham gum
Combine all ingredients together and make sure they are mixed well. Store in an airtight container and use as flour in any baking recipe. Good luck and enjoy!
Lori Teague says
There seems to be a step missing from the directions. Pour the batter in the pan and bake 20-25 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
For chocolate topping:
In a medium saucepan stir together cream, chocolate and sugar on low heat until the chocolate is completely melted and the mixture is smooth.
Cool and spread over the cake and place back in fridge until the topping has set.
Garnish with chocolate curls (optional) and orange slices
It says to spread the topping over the cake and place BACK in fridge. When was what in the fridge?? Is the cake supposed to be refrigerated after you take it out of the pan? When do you take it out of the pan? After it is cooled all the way? I’m going to have to do this blind because I just put the cake in the oven. I’m not an experienced baker and hope I do things right.
Lidia Simic says
Hi Lori, the cake don’t need to be in the fridge when you move it from the pan. You need to make topping and just pour it over the cake and then place it in fridge. Good luck!
Mere Pene says
Hi .. This cake looks yummy but I have a question Can I use Superfine sugar other name Caster sugar?
Lidia Simic says
Hi Mere, in fact it’s really nothing more than granulated sugar that has been ground to a super-fine consistency. I haven’t tried but i think you can use it. Good luck!
Angie says
can i make this with wholemeal flour? im unable to have white flour
Lidia Simic says
Hi Angie, i haven’t made it with wholemeal flour but i think you can use it. Good luck!
Judith says
I used whole wheat pastry flour, and baked the cake in a 8” springform Pan. After it cooled, I put the icing on top and refrigerated it. When I was ready to serve, I removed the ring and the ganache stood up high. Beautiful.
Catie says
Are you supposed to flip this out of the pan before you pour the glaze on top? In seems liquidy in the center still after baking for 25 minutes
Lidia Simic says
Hi Catie, you don’t need to flip it out of the pan before you pour the glaze on the top. Oven baking times may vary so you can bake it a few minutes longer or check with toothpick to make sure it comes out clean. Good luck and enjoy!
Jennifer says
Hi, this looks lovely and I am just trying to figure out how to adjust it for a layered birthday cake. Is it too moist to double the recipe and stack two layers?
Thanks!
Lidia Simic says
Hi Jennifer, you can double the recipe, I have tried doubled and tripled the recipe for major layering and decorate with the favorite frosting. Good luck and enjoy!
Rachel G says
This looks delicious! If I wanted to make it in a bundt cake pan, about how long do you think I should bake it?
Can’t wait to try it!
Lidia Simic says
Hi Rachel, Of course you can make this as bundh cake, bake on middle rack of oven for 25-30 minutes. Check with toothpick to make sure it comes out clean. Oven baking times may vary, be sure to check your cake to make sure you do not over bake. Enjoy!
Adele McConnell says
This cake is Heaven on a plate, and such an amazingly easy impressive dessert to make that I could become addicted! I made it twice in a 2-week period for family and friends. Would love to have shown you the pictures – it came out beautifully both times.
Doris says
HI. The cake turned out very thin. I thought it was a thick layer cake. Bit disappointed buy tastes yumy
Barbara Kerr says
I’ve made this twice in 24 hours…curses! 🙂 It’s really so good and so easy.
Lidia Simic says
Thank you for such a nice comment Barbara! I’m glad that you like the recipe! 🙂
Priscilla says
Made it for a friends birthday. Absolutely delicious! So easy to make. Will be my go to from now on!
Lidia Simic says
Thank you for such a nice comment Priscilla! I’m glad that you like the cake! 🙂
S Fred says
This was an amazing and wonderful cake. It was easy to make and was absolutely loved. It will go down in one of my very favorites. If you want a silky, chocolaty taste this is the one! It is hard to quite eating it. Sharing it will be great fun too.
Yummiest Food says
Thank you for such a nice comment! I’m glad you like the cake! 🙂
Catherine says
I made it once and it turned out amazing! However, now I cannot remember if you are able to use use olive oil instead of vegetable oil? Thank you?
Yummiest Food says
Yes, you could use olive oil instead of vegetable oil, but naturally, the taste will be a little different.
DELROY says
Hey,
I was wondering if this recipe is gluten free?
Yummiest Food says
No, It’s not gluten-free.