Chocolate and Orange Cake

Ingredients

• 4 Eggs
• Weight of 4 Eggs in Sugar
• Weight of 3 Eggs in Flour
• 1 Orange
• 2 yolks of Eggs
• 10z. Sugar
• 1 tablespoonful Butter
• 20zs. icing Sugar
• 20ZS. Chocolate Powder
• 2 teaspoonfuls of water
• 1 lb. icing Sugar
• ^ the white of an Egg
• 4 tablespoonfuls of Sherry

Method

1. 1

   Beat eggs and sugar for 20 minutes.

2. 2

   Stir in flour without beating.

3. 3

   Bake in a moderate oven for about 50 minutes.

4. 4

   Cut into layers and alternate with orange and chocolate mixture.

5. 5

   For the orange mixture, mix sugar, eggs, butter, and grated orange rind until smooth, then add lemon juice.

6. 6

   For the chocolate, stir icing sugar, chocolate powder, and water over the fire until dissolved.

7. 7

   Ice the cake with dissolved icing sugar, egg white, and sherry.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 12 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The King's College Hospital book of cooking recipes (1907) by King's College Hospital, page 71. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Chocolate and Orange Cake. 4 Eggs. Weight of 4 Eggs in Sugar. Weight of 3 Eggs in Flour. Beat egg's and sugar for 20 minutes. Stir in flour without beating. Bake in a moderate oven for about 50 minutes. Cut into layers and put orange and chocolate mixture alternately. Orange Mixture. 1 Orange. 2 yolks of Eggs, ioz. Sugar. 1 tablespoonful Butter. Mix sugar, eggs, butter, and orange rind grated in a pan till smooth, then add lemon juice. Chocolate. 20zs. icing Sugar. 20ZS. Chocolate Powder. 2 teaspoonfuls of water. Stir over the fire till dissolved. Ice the Cake with:— 1 lb. icing Sugar. ^ the white of an Egg. 4 tablespoonfuls of Sherry

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