With Betty Crocker® Gluten Free devil’s food cake mix, you can easily make this elegant layer cake featuring an orange filling and rich chocolate glaze.
Chocolate-Orange Cake with Ganache Glaze
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 2 hr 30 min
- Servings 10
- Ingredients 14
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box (15 oz) Betty Crocker™ Gluten Free Devil's Food Cake Mix
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3 whole eggs
Filling
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel
Glaze
- 6 oz semisweet baking chocolate, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 4 teaspoons butter
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Generously spray bottom only of 8- or 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray (without flour).
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Step2In large bowl, beat cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
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Step3Bake 43 to 48 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around edge of pan to loosen cake; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
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Step4Meanwhile, in 1-quart heavy saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch. Gradually stir in orange juice, 1/4 cup water and the egg yolks. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Cook and stir 1 minute longer. Remove from heat; stir in 2 tablespoons butter and the orange peel. Transfer filling to small bowl. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes.
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Step5In medium bowl, place chocolate. In 1-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream and 4 teaspoons butter over medium heat until butter melts and mixture boils. Pour cream mixture over chocolate; stir until smooth. Cool 10 minutes or until room temperature.
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Step6Split cake horizontally to make 2 layers. On cut side of bottom layer, spread filling; cover with top layer. Pour glaze over top of cake; spread glaze to edge of cake and allow to drizzle down side of cake. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition
490
Calories
25g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
60g
Total Carbohydrate
41g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 490
- Calories from Fat
- 230
- Total Fat
- 25g
- 39%
- Saturated Fat
- 15g
- 74%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 150mg
- 51%
- Sodium
- 360mg
- 15%
- Potassium
- 125mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 60g
- 20%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 41g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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