Chocolate Orange Cake

This cake is deliciously moist and the combination of chocolate and orange go together perfectly.

The cake is flour free but it does contain fresh bread crumbs, making it unsuitable for a wheat free diet.

175g white chocolate

250g dark chocolate

6 eggs, separated

175g butter, softened

175g brown sugar

175g ground almonds

75g fresh breadcrumbs

3tbsp cocoa powder

Rind and juice of 1 orange

Topping

175g plain chocolate

175ml double cream

Zest of 2 oranges

Butter and line a 20cm cake tin with greaseproof paper.

Grate the white chocolate. Melt the dark chocolate over a pan of simmering water and set to one side.

Whisk the egg whites. Beat the butter and sugar together and stir in the melted chocolate, almonds, egg yolks, breadcrumbs, cocoa powder, orange juice, rind and grated white chocolate. Gently fold in the egg whites,

Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 40 minutes. Turn out and cool.

When completely cool melt the remaining chocolate over a pan of simmering water, stir in the cream and orange zest and spread the mixture over the cake.