This orange and chocolate upside down cake is for those days when juicy bright-orangey oranges are in season and you see them all around the market. Yes, they do make my mouth water and I want to make the most of the fresh flavor of the season!

This is one of my favorite flavor combinations and I think is absolutely lip-smacking! So let’s start right away!

Here’s what you need:

2 oranges
100 gm of butter
2 eggs
100 gm of brown sugar
60 gm of cocoa powder
100 gm of flour
1 tsp of baking powder
100 gm of brown or castor sugar
Orange zest: from 1 to 2 oranges (depending on your taste)
Orange juice: from 1 orange
20 to 30 ml of milk

Note: You can make the caramel first and the cake later or vice versa. In either case, you need to first place the caramel in the tin and arrange the orange slices on top of that and then pour the cake batter above that.

How to make it:

Firstly we are going to make our caramel. For which you need to melt some sugar in a big, thick bottomed pan until it turns golden.

Next, you need to pour this caramel into your baking tin and arrange the orange slices on top of it as shown below.

Note: For the oranges, I have left the outer peels on. This could make your cake taste a little bitter. You could take the peels off if you want.

Afterward, to make the cake, pour in some brown sugar and butter in a big bowl and beat them with an electric beater till they combine into a soft, fluffy batter.

In the meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180º C.
Add in the eggs one at a time beating after each addition. I added both the eggs together which is also fine.

Now sift in the flour, baking powder, and cocoa powder together. At this point you can add 1 tsp of cinnamon powder if you wish to.

Fold in the flour and cocoa mixture.

Now add the orange zest to the milk.

Mix in the milk and zest mixture, and the orange juice.

Pour this batter into the baking tin lined with orange slices.

Finally, bake this for about 40 minutes or till done.
Let the cake cool before turning it out.

No prizes for guessing that you need to serve it Upside Down!

Eat this orange and chocolate upside-down cake as it is or with a quenelle of whipped cream.

Important Note: If kept over a day, this cake does tend to get a bit bitter from the Orange slices so here’s what you can do. Either remove the peel and pith before slicing (I personally DONT prefer this) or try and finish the cake in a day or 2.

So what are you waiting for? Grab your prettiest apron and a whisk, put on your favorite song, and start creating the magic! Do share your experience of this post and recipe and your views and opinions! I would love to hear them!

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