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Chocolate Cake with Orange Bitters

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Chocolate Cake with Orange Bitters

Ingredients

  • Chocolate Cake

  • Nonstick cooking spray

  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour

  • ¾ cup cocoa powder

  • ¾ cup granulated sugar

  • ½ cup packed brown sugar

  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder

  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt

  • 1½ cups water

  • ¾ cup vegetable oil

  • 1½ teaspoons ANGOSTURA orange bitters

  • Zest from 1 orange (about 1 tablespoon)

  • Chocolate Glaze

  • ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips

  • 1 tablespoon light corn syrup

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

  • 1 teaspoon ANGOSTURA orange bitters

  • Flaky sea salt, for sprinkling

Directions

  • Chocolate Cake
  • Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Put a circle of parchment paper in the bottom of an 8-inch cake pan and coat with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
  • Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, both sugars, baking powder, and salt in a bowl, making sure to break up any clumps of brown sugar. Add the water, vegetable oil, and bitters and whisk until smooth; stir in the orange zest. Pour into greased cake pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool in the pan for a few minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack; let cool completely. (Note: The dome that you see when you take it out of the oven will fall. That is okay.)
  • Chocolate Glaze
  • Add the chocolate, corn syrup, and oil to a small bowl and melt in the microwave for about 30 seconds. Stir until smooth. (If necessary, you can use additional 15-second increments to get the chocolate to melt completely.) Stir in the bitters.
  • Spread the chocolate glaze on top of the cake and sprinkle with some flakey sea salt. Enjoy!

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