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orange chocolate cake

Orange Chocolate Cake

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes

Servings

12 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 package 2-layer-size devil's food cake mix
  • 1 8- ounce carton plain low-fat or nonfat yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons finely shredded Florida Orange Peel set aside
  • 1/2 cup Florida Orange Juice
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • 1 egg
  • 2 egg whites
  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Chocolate Icing Orange Icing

Instructions

  • 1 Spray a 10" fluted tube pan or a 13"x9"x2" baking pan with nonstick coating; dust with unsweetened cocoa powder. Set aside.2 In a large mixing bowl combine cake mix, yogurt, orange juice, water, egg, egg whites, cooking oil, and cinnamon.3 Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 4 minutes. Stir in orange peel. Pour into prepared pan.4 Bake in a 350 degree oven for 40 to 50 minutes for tube pan or 35 to 40 minutes for a 13"x9"x2" baking pan or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.5 Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Remove cake from tube pan or leave in 13"x9"x2" pan; cool completely. Drizzle icings over cake.
  • CHOCOLATE ICING: In a small bowl combine 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder, 2 teaspoons Florida Orange Juice, and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla.  Add more Florida Orange Juice as needed to make a drizzling consistency. Makes about 2 tablespoons.
  • ORANGE ICING: In a small bowl combine 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon Florida Orange Juice, and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla.   Stir in enough additional Florida Orange Juice to make a drizzling consistency. Makes about 2 tablespoons.
  • Source: The Florida Department of Citrus