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CHOC-CHIP ORANGE SOUR CREAM CAKE

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Serves: 6

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This is a really good cake because it keeps for so long with its syrup.

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Ingredients

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For the cake

  • 185 grams unsalted butter
  • 313 ml caster sugar
  • 2 teaspoons orange zest (grated)
  • 4 eggs
  • 100 grams chocolate chips
  • 188 ml sour cream
  • 500 ml plain flour
  • ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

For the orange syrup

  • 125 ml sugar
  • 63 ml orange juice

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 175°c. Grease and flour a 20cm ring tin.
  2. Combine butter, rind and sugar in medium bowl, beat with electric mixer till light and fluffy: beat in eggs 1 at a time, until well combined.
  3. Fold in chocolate chips and sour cream, then sift in the flour and bicarb.
  4. Spread into pan and bake for 55 mins until smooth. Stand 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack.
  5. Orange Syrup: Combine sugar and juice in saucepan, stir over heat, without boiling, till sugar dissolves, bring to the boil, remove from heat. Place tray under rack, pour hot syrup evenly over hot cake.

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