Chocolate and Orange Buttercream Pound Cake

Name: Chocolate and Orange Buttercream Pound Cake
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup cocoa; 1 tablespoon instant coffee; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup softened butter; 4 eggs; 1/4 cup milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup softened butter; 1/2 cup very cold heavy cream; 1/4 cup orange marmalade or 1/4 cup marmalade; 1 cup whipping cream, for topping; 1 can mandarin orange, drained,for topping

Submitted by Loves2Teach

"The buttercream is so good you will want to eat it by itself! Prep time includes chilling. Enjoy"

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Ready In:: 4hrs
Ingredients:: 15
Serves:: 6-8

ingredients

CAKE
¹⁄₂ cup cocoa
1 tablespoon instant coffee
1 cup granulated sugar
¹⁄₂ cup softened butter
4 eggs
¹⁄₄ cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 ¹⁄₂ cups all-purpose flour
ORANGE BUTTER CREAM
¹⁄₂ cup softened butter
¹⁄₂ cup very cold heavy cream
¹⁄₄ cup orange marmalade or 1/4 cup marmalade
TOPPING
1 cup whipping cream, for topping
1 can mandarin orange, drained,for topping

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place wax paper on ungreased bottom of a 91/2x51/2 inch loaf pan.
CHOCOLATE CAKE: Put all ingredients in a large bowl.
Beat 5 minutes with electric mixer, starting at low speed and increasing to high when flour is no longer visible.
Pour into pan and bake 45-50 minutes or until center of cake springs back when touched lightly with your fingertip.
Cool 10 minutes and loosen sides with metal spatula.
Cool completely on a cake rack then slice horizontally into 3 layers.
ORANGE CREAM: Cream butter at high speed with electric mixer until light in color.
Add heavy cream, 1 tbsp at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add orange jam 1 tbsp at a time.
Spread mixture between cake layers.
TOPPING: Pour whipping cream in a bowl and freeze 40 minutes before beating.
Beat at high speed with electric mixer for 2-3 minutes or until thick and spreadable.
Use to ice layer cake.
Drizzle with liquid chocolate over icing (like stripes).
Decorate top center with canned mandarin oranges.
Chill until ready to serve.

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Reviews

Awesome cake! The orange frosting and rich chocolate cake combo were really great. I made a few small changes, as follows: I used an 8-inch square cake pan, I didn't use the mandarin orange or chocolate syrup toppings, and I added a little bit of sugar to the whipped cream frosting. Thanks for sharing this recipe; we really loved it!

Aunt Cookie

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Loves2Teach

clarksville, tn

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