Marbled Chocolate Orange Bundt Cake #CakeSliceBakers

This month I needed a cake that was both fast and had ingredients that I already had on hand.  Fortunately, one of our choices met both requirements.  The Marbled Chocolate Orange Bundt Cake uses and orange flavored cake batter, divided into two parts.  Melted white chocolate mixed into one half and melted semi-sweet chocolate mixed into the other half.  You then swirl the two batters together, bake, and top with an orange-flavored icing.  The original recipe did call for orange oil which I did not have, so I substituted 1 teaspoon orange extract for the 1/4 teaspoon orange oil.


The cake was okay.  The batters didn't stay swirled the way I had hoped they would, and the chocolate taste was very muted.  But the cake was moist.

Each month The Cake Slice Bakers are offered a selection of cakes from the current book we are baking through. This year it is The European Cake Cookbook by Tatyana Nesteruk. We each choose one cake to bake, and then on the 20th - never before - we all post about our cake on our blogs. There are a few rules that we follow, but the most important ones are to have fun and enjoy baking & eating cakes! Follow our Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest pages where you can find all of our cakes, as well as inspiration for many other cakes. You can also click on the thumbnail pictures below to take you to each of our cakes. If you have a blog and are interested in joining The Cake Slice Bakers and baking along with us, please send an email to thecakeslicebakers at gmail dot com for more details. The Cake Slice Bakers also have a new Facebook group called The Cake Slice Bakers and Friends. This group is perfect for those who do not have a blog but want to join in the fun and bake through this book.

Our choices for April 2019 were ~ 1. Poppy Seed Smetanik 2. Rhubarb Strawberry Tea Cake 3. Opera Cake 4. Marbled Chocolate Orange Bundt Cake

Poppy Seed Smetanik
Marbled Chocolate Orange Bundt
Rhubarb Strawberry Tea Cake 
Opera Cake

Comments

  1. KarenApril 20, 2019 at 2:51 PM

    Yes, the chocolate flavor was pretty muted. I love how you thinned the glaze. Mine was awfully thick.

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  2. Sandra LeeApril 20, 2019 at 3:48 PM

    It looks like all I would need for this is a fork and napkin. No beverage required!

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  3. GinaApril 21, 2019 at 4:58 AM

    Your cake looks far more like the one in the book... lovely! I think thinning the glaze was spot on.

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  4. SusanBApril 23, 2019 at 9:08 AM

    I used a very large navel orange and the orange flavor wasn't real strong, but I could taste it. Looks good!

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