Mandarin Orange Chocolate Cake

• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 4 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 6 None eggs
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 None orange, zested and juiced
• 2 x 11 oz cans mandarin oranges, drained
• 1 oz pine nuts
• None None Powdered sugar for dusting

1. Mix 1/3 cup of butter, 1 1/3 cups of flour, 1/4 cup of sugar, a pinch of salt, 1 tsp of vanilla extract, the cocoa powder and 1 egg. Knead into a crumbly mixture and refrigerate.
2. Preheat the oven to 325u0b0F. Mix remaining butter, vanilla and sugar until creamy. Fold in the remaining 5 eggs one at a time. Combine remaining flour and the baking powder and stir into the butter mixture. Fold the mandarins, orange zest and orange juice into the batter. Transfer into a greased and floured 10 inch springform cake pan, sprinkle with the crumble mixture and bake for 55-60 minutes. Remove from oven, sprinkle the cake with pine nuts and return to oven to bake for another 5 mins. Remove cake from the oven, allow to cool and serve dusted with powdered sugar.

butter, allpurpose, sugar, vanilla, cocoa, eggs, baking powder, orange, mandarin oranges, nuts, powdered sugar

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