Chocolate-Orange Truffle Cake

Chocolate-Orange Truffle Cake
The recipe Chocolate-Orange Truffle Cake could satisfy your Southern craving in around 3 hours and 3 minutes. This dessert has 265 calories, 2g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 16. Head to the store and pick up semisweet chocolate chips, betty rich & creamy chocolate frosting, orange peel, and a few other things to make it today.

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Heat oven to 350F (325F 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.
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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.
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Let stand 5 minutes.
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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.
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Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern on the menu? Try pairing with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is Schloss Vollrads Riesling Spatlese. It has 4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 29 dollars.
Schloss Vollrads Riesling Spatlese
Schloss Vollrads Riesling Spatlese
Classic natural sweet Spatlese with nice acidity and elegant, natural residual sugar. Selective harvest, gentle processing of the must, systematic clarification, slow fermentation and careful finishing are the basics for this traditional Vollrads' Riesling.This wine pairs perfectly with Asian cuisine due to the harmony of sweetness and acidity. Also interesting taste combinations can be achieved through the pairing of blue-veined cheese or a fruit dessert.
DifficultyExpert
Ready In3 hrs, 3 m.
Servings16
Health Score0
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