Chocolate and orange loaf cake

Name: Chocolate and orange loaf cake
Ingredients: 3 eggs; 150 g sugar; 1/4 teaspoon fine salt; 2 tablespoons oil; 1 vial (10 ml) rum extract; 200 g flour; 10 g baking powder; 50 g milk or dark chocolate; 5 g grated orange zest

Dessert - Chocolate and orange loaf cake by Dana L. - Recipia

Chocolate and orange loaf cake has a light crumb, with grated chocolate and orange zest in every slice. The egg whites beaten with sugar make it light, and the zest comes through alongside the milk or dark chocolate. I use milk chocolate here, but I’m also tempted by a cocoa batter with white chocolate. Prep: 20 minutes. Cook: 40 minutes. Rest: 15 minutes. Total time: 75 minutes. Serves: 8. About 260 kcal and 5 g protein per serving.

Ingredients

3 eggs
150 g sugar
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
2 tablespoons oil
1 vial (10 ml) rum extract
200 g flour
10 g baking powder
50 g milk or dark chocolate
5 g grated orange zest

Preparation

1. Heat the oven to 180°C and line a 25 × 11 cm loaf pan with parchment paper. 2. Grate the chocolate using the large holes of a grater. Finely grate the orange zest, avoiding the white pith. 3. Separate the eggs. Beat the egg whites with the salt, gradually adding the sugar, until you have stiff peaks. 4. Whisk the egg yolks with the oil and rum extract, then fold them into the egg whites. 5. Mix the flour with the baking powder and gradually fold it into the mixture. Add the grated chocolate and orange zest. 6. Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 40 minutes, until the top is browned and the middle springs back lightly when touched. Leave the loaf in the pan for 15 minutes before taking it out.

Notes

Grate only the orange part of the peel; the white pith can make the mixture bitter. Milk chocolate gives a sweeter taste, while dark chocolate keeps the contrast with the orange; if the chocolate bar is very bitter, you can choose milk chocolate. After 10-15 minutes of baking, you can already smell the chocolate and orange in the kitchen. In a wider pan, the batter will be thinner and may bake faster, so check it sooner. The loaf contains gluten and eggs, and milk chocolate also contains dairy; keep it covered in the fridge for up to 3 days. Put it in the oven about an hour before serving so it has time to cool for slicing, and have a cup of black tea alongside it.