Chocolate And Orange Potato Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

120 g potatoes, peeled, boiled and mashed
175 g butter
225 g demerara sugar
3 eggs, beaten
110 g chocolate, melted
1 orange, juice and zest of
225 g self raising flour
30 g cocoa powder
Ganache
200 ml double cream
200 g dark chocolate, broken small
25 g butter

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 180\u00b0C/Gas 4. Grease and line a 9 1/2\" tin.
Cream butter, potato and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Beat in the eggs, then stir in the chocolate, orange juice and rind. Fold in the flour and cocoa, and pour mixture into the tin.
Cook for 30-40 minutes. Ice when completely cool.
Ganache:
Bring the cream to a boil in a pan.
Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl and pour the cream over the top of it,mixing well to melt choc. Mix in the butter.
Allow to cool very slightly, then pour over the cooled cake.
NB:It really is worth using the best dark chocolate you can. Don't use anything less than 70% cocoa solid.