Dan Beasley-Harling's molten chocolate orange cake recipe

Former Great British Bake Off contestant Dan Beasley-Harling has created this fabulous molten chocolate orange cake in celebration of the 30th birthday of Thermapen – the ultimate cooking thermometer.

Dan says: "The molten chocolate cake may be a nostalgic throwback to every restaurant you ever went into in the 90s, but I'm bringing it bang up to date by giving it a nice citrus twist. The refreshing orange notes are a perfect complement to the rich chocolate, and to the autumn.

"As the nights start to draw in, a nice warm pudding like this is just what I need to leave me feeling all cosy and satisfied. Serve these immediately, with a generous quenelle of vanilla ice cream dolloped right on top. Heaven!"

Photography by Dan Beasley-Harling.

Ingredients

Details

  • Cuisine: British
  • Recipe Type: Cake
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Preparation Time: 20 mins
  • Cooking Time: 15 mins
  • Serves: 10

Step-by-step

  1. Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C Fan/425°F/Gas 7.
  2. Butter and flour four small pudding moulds, or dariole moulds, and arrange on a baking sheet.
  3. Melt the chocolate and butter together in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until completely melted.
  4. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the sugar, eggs, orange zest, and orange juice together, until pale and thick.
  5. Sift over the flour and salt, then add the chocolate mixture and fold through until everything is well combined.
  6. Distribute the batter between the 4 prepared moulds.
  7. Bake for 10-12 minutes until the sides are set and starting to pull away from the sides of the tin.
  8. For the perfect molten chocolate pudding, use a Thermapen digital probe thermometer to check that the centre is between 60°C-65°C. This will ensure that the eggs are food safe, but that the centre is still deliciously gooey!
  9. Leave to stand for 1 minute to firm up slightly, then place an upturned serving plate on top and carefully flip everything over.
  10. Wait a few seconds for the pudding to release, then lift off the mould.
  11. Serve immediately, with vanilla ice cream!

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