Chocolate blood orange cake

This rich and moist Blood Orange Chocolate Cake is infused with fresh blood orange juice and drizzled with homemade blood orange glaze!

INGREDIENTS

– AP/cake flour  – cocoa powder  – baking powder – baking soda – salt – unsalted butter  – granulated sugar – egg – vanilla extract optional – blood orange juice – blood orange zest – milk

INGREDIENTS

– powdered sugar – blood orange juice

blood orange glaze

How to Make Chocolate Blood Orange Cake

Step 1  Preheat the oven to 175°C (350F) and line an 8x4" loaf pan with parchment paper

Step 2  Make the batter: mix sugar and butter, add eggs and vanilla, add blood orange juice + zest and fold in the dry ingredients + milk.

How to Make Chocolate Blood Orange Cake

Step 3  Bake for 45-60 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool completely before glazing.

How to Make Chocolate Blood Orange Cake

Step 4  To make the glaze, stir in blood orange juice into powdered sugar until the desired consistency is reached. Drizzle over cooled cake, leave to set for 20-30 minutes and serve.

Making Ahead

Store leftover cooled and glazed blood orange loaf cake in an airtight container in a refrigerator for up to 5 days.