Mandarin Orange Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups butter
4 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp cocoa powder
6 None eggs
1 tbsp baking powder
1 None orange, zested and juiced
2 x 11 oz cans mandarin oranges, drained
1 oz pine nuts
None None Powdered sugar for dusting

Preparation

Mix 1/3 cup of butter, 1 1/3 cups of flour, 1/4 cup of sugar, a pinch of salt, 1 tsp of vanilla extract, the cocoa powder and 1 egg. Knead into a crumbly mixture and refrigerate.
Preheat the oven to 325\u00b0F. Mix remaining butter, vanilla and sugar until creamy. Fold in the remaining 5 eggs one at a time. Combine remaining flour and the baking powder and stir into the butter mixture. Fold the mandarins, orange zest and orange juice into the batter. Transfer into a greased and floured 10 inch springform cake pan, sprinkle with the crumble mixture and bake for 55-60 minutes. Remove from oven, sprinkle the cake with pine nuts and return to oven to bake for another 5 mins. Remove cake from the oven, allow to cool and serve dusted with powdered sugar.