Chocolate Cake With Orange Cream - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 oz lady finger cookies
11 tbsp margarine
1 1/4 cups sugar
6 None medium eggs, separated
4 oz dark chocolate, finely grated
1 1/4 cups ground almonds
1 tsp baking powder
None pinch salt
7 None oranges, 1 zested, 3 squeezed, 3 peeled and thinly sliced
3 tbsp orange liqueur
1/2 oz powdered gelatin, dissolved according to package instructions
3 1/3 cups whipping cream
1/2 cup orange marmalade

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F. Grease a 10 inch springform cake pan.
To make the cake batter, place the lady fingers in a food processor and chop until finely crumbled. In a bowl, cream together the margarine and 3/4 cup sugar. Stir in the egg yolks, followed by the chocolate, lady finger crumbs, ground almonds and baking powder. Beat the egg whites and a pinch of salt in a separate bowl until stiff. Carefully fold a third of the egg whites into the cake mixture, then fold in the rest.
Transfer the cake batter to the pan and smooth the top. Bake for 45-50 mins until risen and springy. Leave to cool in the pan on a wire rack.
Meanwhile, to make the orange cream, mix the orange zest and 1 1/4 cups juice with 1/2 cup sugar and the orange liqueur. Mix 3-4 tbsp of the orange mixture into the gelatin to loosen it then back into the rest of the orange mix. Chill for 10-15 mins, until it begins to gel. In a bowl, beat the cream until stiff then fold into the orange mixture.
To assemble, remove the cake from the pan and slice it in half horizontally. Place a cake ring around the bottom half. Spread it with the orange cream then place the upper half on top. Chill for 3 hours.
Meanwhile, to make the glaze, gently heat the marmalade in a saucepan, stirring. Pour through a sieve and discard the solids. Remove the cake ring from the cake and arrange the orange slices on top. Brush with the marmalade glaze then leave to set for 20-30 mins before serving.