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Dark Chocolate Sunset Orange Torte
*if you want to make the recipe and can’t find the Ferrara chocolate, there are other companies that make chocolate with orange essence or you can add a little orange zest to the melted chocolate. Please let me know how it comes out if you make the recipe.
4 oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped
2 sticks butter
5 eggs, divided
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoons orange extract
1-6.17 oz Ferrara Dark Chocolate Orange Ball, finely chopped, divided
8 oz cream cheese, softened
4 oz white chocolate
½ cup heavy cream
5 tablespoons confectioners sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two 8\” round cake pans with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside
In a medium microwave safe bowl, melt unsweetened chocolate and butter. Stir until smooth and set aside to cool slightly.
In another medium bowl stir together by hand 4 eggs and 2 cups granulated sugar. Stir in flour, salt and orange extract.
Mix in chocolate and butter mixture and stir in half of the chopped Ferrera Dark Chocolate Orange Ball. Pour batter evenly into prepared pans and set aside.
In a medium bowl beat together cream cheese, egg, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar until lighter in texture and completely mixed. Drop cream cheese mixture by tablespoonfuls on to chocolate batters and swirl with knife. Bake for 25 minutes or until center is set.
Remove from oven and cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. When cool, place one layer on serving plate.
While cakes are cooling, prepare filling. Bring to a simmer 4 oz white chocolate and ½ cup heavy cream in a saucepan. Remove from heat and stir until smooth. Pour into a mixing bowl and refrigerate until cool. When cool, add confectioners sugar to mixture, beat and spread half of the mixture over first layer of cake. Top with remaining layer and spread remaining white chocolate mixture over top layer.
Melt remaining chopped Ferrera Dark Chocolate Orange ball in microwave and stir until smooth. Drizzle on top of white chocolate layer
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