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Did anyone manage to successfully make a choc orange version of Paul’s cake? I stupidly did the wrong quantity of water for the sauce for today’s cake, so started again, but might use the first batch (minus a bit of liquid) for my daughter’s cake for next week, but had wanted to try a choc orange version. Would just a bit of zest do it? And then maybe a bit more flavour in the ganache?

Hi musicrach

I made it using orange flavoured coca powder and orange liqueur +zest. Tastes exquisite. If you’re based in the UK and have access to Sainsbury’s supermarket, you’ll find real Valencia orange extract in the baking isle.
Orange liqueur on the cake layers and in the ganache will also give a lovely orange aroma and taste. For orange flavoured coca powder just google to see suppliers.

Drooling reading madeitwithlove’s reply to this post! ❤ Chocolate orange! X

Shame Sugar and Crumb ceased trading, their orange flavoured cocoa powder was to die for! Guess what? making same this weekend for 18th birthday but using the long shelf life mud cake in the blog. Will fill with orange Baily’s cream ganache and Jaffa cakes. Now if only the shoe would dry!! xx

Hello Madeit with love

Can i pick your brains. The orange chocolate cake you’ve mentioned what do you do with the Jaffa cakes and does adding baileys to the ganache alter its consistency too much Thanks

Hi ctennant

I chop the Jaffa cake into small pieces and scatter in between the layers along with the ganache filling. I also drizzle Bailey’s over the layers to moisten them. The ganache consistency will only change if you drench it with with the extra liquid which I’m sure you’re not intending to do. If you’re worried that it will just replace some of the cream with the alcohol. Don’t boil the alcohol with the cream, combine it afterwards and add both to the chocolate. I do it all the time and have never had any problems. x