Chocolate Orange Truffle Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE-ORANGE TRUFFLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix cake mix, water, oil, eggs, and orange extract until well blended.
• Pour into greased and floured tube pan or bundt pan.
• Bake for 40 minutes or until done.
• Cool for 10 minutes on wire rack.
• Turn cake onto platter and allow to cool completely.
• When cool, frost with ready to spread frosting.
• Optional glaze.
• Heat whipping cream in 1 qt.
• saucepan over medium heat until hot (do not boil).
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in chocolate chips and stir until melted and smooth.
• Drizzle over top of cake slowly, allowing to drizzle down the edges.
• If the optional glaze is used, refrigerate for 1 hour before serving, to allow the chocolate to harden.
• Keep refrigerated.

CHOCOLATE-ORANGE TRUFFLE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make, bake and cool cake as directed on box for two 8-inch or 9-inch rounds--except add orange peel to batter.
• Fill layers and frost side and top of cake with frosting. In 1-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream over medium heat until hot (do not boil); remove from heat. Stir in chocolate chips until melted and smooth. Let stand 5 minutes.
• Carefully pour chocolate mixture onto top center of cake; spread to edge, allowing some to drizzle down side. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until chocolate is set. Store covered in refrigerator.

DARK CHOCOLATE ORANGE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt chocolate; stir until smooth. Gradually stir in cream until blended. Stir in extract. Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally. Refrigerate until firm. Shape into 3/4-in. balls. Roll in sugar.