Almond, Chocolate and Orange Cake by @helena_pudic

2h

12 servings

🥚

400 g + 1

Eggs

🍊

200 g

Orange

🫙

12 g

Baking powder

🌰

250 g

Roasted ground almonds

🍬

370 g

Sugar

🍦

5 ml

Vanilla extract

🍫

1 packet

Chocolate pudding mix

🌰

500 g

Nutella

🥛

400 ml

Milk

🌾

100 g

Flour

🧈

130 g

Butter

🥛

250 ml

Whipping cream

🍫

250 g

Dark chocolate

  1. Wash
    • Orange

    Wash the orange and place it in a saucepan; cover it with water.

  2. Boil
    • Orange

    Bring the orange to a boil, then cook for 5 minutes; discard the water.

  3. Simmer
    • Orange

    Cover the orange with fresh water and simmer it with the peel until completely soft; let it cool.

  4. Blend
    • Orange

    Remove the orange seeds and blend the orange with its peel into a smooth puree.

  5. Heat

    Heat the oven to 180°C / 350°F and line the 24 cm cake pan with parchment paper.

  6. Grease
    • Butter or oil

    Grease the lined pan sides with 1 tsp butter or oil; set the pan aside.

  7. Place
    • Eggs

    Separate 7 eggs, placing the whites in one mixing bowl and the yolks in another.

  8. Whip
    • Eggs

    Whip the 7 egg whites with the electric mixer until stiff peaks form; set aside.

  9. Beat
    • Eggs
    • Sugar

    Beat the 7 egg yolks with 230 g sugar until pale and thick.

  10. Add
    • Roasted ground almonds
    • Orange

    Add the roasted ground almonds and orange puree to the yolk mixture; mix until combined.

  11. Add
    • Chocolate pudding powder
    • Baking powder
    • Vanilla extract

    Add chocolate pudding powder, baking powder, vanilla extract, and 100 g Nutella; mix into a smooth batter.

  12. Fold
    • Eggs

    Fold the whipped egg whites gently into the batter; stop once no white streaks remain.

  13. Pour

    Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and level the surface.

  14. Bake

    Bake for 50 to 60 minutes at 180°C / 350°F; test the center with a toothpick.

  15. Cool

    Cool the cake completely in its pan before removing it and slicing it horizontally into 2 layers.

  16. Whisk
    • All-purpose flour
    • Sugar
    • Eggs

    Whisk 100 g flour, 70 g sugar, 1 egg, and a small amount of the 400 ml milk until lump-free.

  17. Pour
    • Milk
    • All-purpose flour
    • Sugar

    Bring the remaining milk to a boil in a saucepan; pour in the flour mixture.

  18. Cook
    • Whipping cream

    Cook the cream over low heat while stirring until thick; remove it from the heat.

  19. Cool
    • Unsalted butter
    • Whipping cream

    Cool the cooked cream to room temperature; beat in 130 g softened butter until smooth.

  20. Add
    • Nutella
    • Whipping cream

    Add 200 g Nutella to the cream and beat until evenly combined.

  21. Place

    Place one cake layer on a serving plate and fit the cake ring around it.

  22. Spread
    • Nutella

    Spread half of the Nutella cream over the first cake layer; place the second layer on top.

  23. Spread
    • Whipping cream

    Spread the remaining cream over the top layer; refrigerate the cake overnight to set.

  24. Heat
    • Whipping cream
    • Dark chocolate

    Heat 250 ml whipping cream just to a boil; pour it over the chopped dark chocolate.

  25. Stir
    • Whipping cream
    • Dark chocolate

    Stir the ganache until smooth and refrigerate it until spreadable.

  26. Spread

    Spread the chilled ganache over the set cake; serve cold.

  27. Step

    Store remaining cake in the refrigerator in a covered container.

Almond, Chocolate and Orange Cake by @helena_pudic

2h

12 servings

🥚

400 g + 1

Eggs

🍊

200 g

Orange

🫙

12 g

Baking powder

🌰

250 g

Roasted ground almonds

🍬

370 g

Sugar

🍦

5 ml

Vanilla extract

🍫

1 packet

Chocolate pudding mix

🌰

500 g

Nutella

🥛

400 ml

Milk

🌾

100 g

Flour

🧈

130 g

Butter

🥛

250 ml

Whipping cream

🍫

250 g

Dark chocolate

Preparation Steps

  1. Step 1/27

    Wash the orange and place it in a saucepan; cover it with water.

    🍊Orange
    🍲Saucepan

  2. Step 2/27

    Bring the orange to a boil, then cook for 5 minutes; discard the water.

    🍊Orange
    🍲Saucepan

  3. Step 3/27

    Cover the orange with fresh water and simmer it with the peel until completely soft; let it cool.

    🍊Orange
    🍲Saucepan

  4. Step 4/27

    Remove the orange seeds and blend the orange with its peel into a smooth puree.

    🍊Orange
    Fine grater or blender

  5. Step 5/27

    Heat the oven to 180°C / 350°F and line the 24 cm cake pan with parchment paper.

    🍰24 cm round cake pan
    📜Parchment paper

  6. Step 6/27

    Grease the lined pan sides with 1 tsp butter or oil; set the pan aside.

    🧈Butter or oil
    🍰24 cm round cake pan

  7. Step 7/27

    Separate 7 eggs, placing the whites in one mixing bowl and the yolks in another.

    🥚Eggs
    🥣Mixing bowl

  8. Step 8/27

    Whip the 7 egg whites with the electric mixer until stiff peaks form; set aside.

    🥚Eggs
    🥣Mixing bowl
    ⚙️Electric hand mixer

  9. Step 9/27

    Beat the 7 egg yolks with 230 g sugar until pale and thick.

    🥚Eggs
    🍬Sugar
    🥣Mixing bowl
    ⚙️Electric hand mixer

  10. Step 10/27

    Add the roasted ground almonds and orange puree to the yolk mixture; mix until combined.

    🌰Roasted ground almonds
    🍊Orange
    🥣Mixing bowl
    ⚙️Electric hand mixer

  11. Step 11/27

    Add chocolate pudding powder, baking powder, vanilla extract, and 100 g Nutella; mix into a smooth batter.

    🍫Chocolate pudding powder
    🫙Baking powder
    🍦Vanilla extract
    🌰Nutella
    🥣Mixing bowl
    ⚙️Electric hand mixer

  12. Step 12/27

    Fold the whipped egg whites gently into the batter; stop once no white streaks remain.

    🥚Eggs
    🥣Mixing bowl
    🥄Rubber spatula

  13. Step 13/27

    Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and level the surface.

    🍰24 cm round cake pan
    🥄Rubber spatula

  14. Step 14/27

    Bake for 50 to 60 minutes at 180°C / 350°F; test the center with a toothpick.

    🍰24 cm round cake pan
    ✨Toothpick

  15. Step 15/27

    Cool the cake completely in its pan before removing it and slicing it horizontally into 2 layers.

    🍰24 cm round cake pan
    🔪Serrated knife

  16. Step 16/27

    Whisk 100 g flour, 70 g sugar, 1 egg, and a small amount of the 400 ml milk until lump-free.

    🌾All-purpose flour
    🍬Sugar
    🥚Eggs
    🥛Milk
    🥣Mixing bowl
    🥄Whisk

  17. Step 17/27

    Bring the remaining milk to a boil in a saucepan; pour in the flour mixture.

    🥛Milk
    🌾All-purpose flour
    🍬Sugar
    🥚Eggs
    🍲Saucepan
    🥄Whisk

  18. Step 18/27

    Cook the cream over low heat while stirring until thick; remove it from the heat.

    🍲Saucepan
    🥄Whisk

  19. Step 19/27

    Cool the cooked cream to room temperature; beat in 130 g softened butter until smooth.

    🧈Unsalted butter
    🥣Mixing bowl
    ⚙️Electric hand mixer

  20. Step 20/27

    Add 200 g Nutella to the cream and beat until evenly combined.

    🌰Nutella
    🥣Mixing bowl
    ⚙️Electric hand mixer

  21. Step 21/27

    Place one cake layer on a serving plate and fit the cake ring around it.

    🍰Cake ring

  22. Step 22/27

    Spread half of the Nutella cream over the first cake layer; place the second layer on top.

    🍰Cake ring
    🥄Offset spatula

  23. Step 23/27

    Spread the remaining cream over the top layer; refrigerate the cake overnight to set.

    🍰Cake ring
    🥄Offset spatula

  24. Step 24/27

    Heat 250 ml whipping cream just to a boil; pour it over the chopped dark chocolate.

    🥛Whipping cream
    🍫Dark chocolate
    🍲Saucepan
    🥣Mixing bowl

  25. Step 25/27

    Stir the ganache until smooth and refrigerate it until spreadable.

    🥛Whipping cream
    🍫Dark chocolate
    🥣Mixing bowl
    🥄Rubber spatula

  26. Step 26/27

    Spread the chilled ganache over the set cake; serve cold.

    🥄Offset spatula

  27. Step 27/27

    Store remaining cake in the refrigerator in a covered container.

Composition

Ingredients

Types

Eggs, Fruit, Baking ingredients, Nuts, Sweeteners, Flavorings, Chocolate spreads, Dairy, Chocolate

Ingredients

Eggs, Orange, Baking powder, Roasted ground almonds, Sugar, Vanilla extract, Chocolate pudding mix, Nutella, Milk, Flour, Butter, Whipping cream, Dark chocolate

Notes

Eggs (for the sponge, for the cream), Orange (one larger orange or 2 smaller, for the sponge), Baking powder (for the sponge), Sugar (for the sponge), Vanilla extract (amount not given), Nutella (for the sponge), Milk (for the cream), Flour (or 50 g cornstarch, for the cream), Butter (room temperature, for the cream), Whipping cream (for the ganache), Dark chocolate (broken up, for the ganache)

Allergens

Eggs, Tree nuts, Hazelnuts, Milk, Soy

Dietetics

Dietary regimen

Vegetarian

Calories

560 kcal

Macro nutrients

Protein: 10g, Carbohydrates: 59g, Fat: 33g, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 48g, Saturated fat: 14g

Nutritional Information

Minerals

Calcium: 130mg, Iron: 2.4mg, Potassium: 280mg, Magnesium: 75mg

Vitamins

Vitamin C: 4mg, Vitamin E: 4mg, Vitamin B12: 0.5mcg, Vitamin D: 0.8mcg

Preparation

Time Information

Preparation

1 hour 0 minutes

Cooking

1 hour 0 minutes

Overall

2 hours 0 minutes

Difficulty

Level

Hard (3/4)

Steps

27 steps

Equipments

Utensils

24 cm round cake pan, Parchment paper, Mixing bowl, Electric hand mixer, Rubber spatula, Saucepan, Fine grater or blender, Whisk, Cake ring, Serrated knife, Toothpick, Offset spatula

Appliances

Oven, Refrigerator, Blender

Type

Type

Type Of Dish

Dessert

Occasions

Celebration, Birthday, Holiday, Dinner party, Afternoon tea

Origin

Source

Platform

instagram

Original Creator

@helena_pudic

Origin

Cuisine

Croatian, Balkan, European

Geographic

Croatia, Europe

Various

Aspect

Texture

Moist, Creamy, Smooth, Tender, Rich

Flavors

Chocolate, Orange, Roasted almond, Hazelnut, Vanilla, Sweet, Citrusy

Other

Price

Medium

Recommended Preservation

fridge

Preservation Infos

room temperature : 120 min (Keep covered,Do not leave longer because the filling contains milk, eggs, butter, and cream), fridge : 4 days (Store in an airtight cake container,Keep at 4°C / 40°F or below), freezer : 60 days (Freeze individual slices in airtight wrapping,Thaw overnight in the refrigerator)