Orange chocolate bars with homemade chocolate sauce
Ingredients
1 & 1/4 cups cake flour
1 cup white sugar
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1/2 cup plain yoghurt
1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/4 tsp salt
Finely grated orange peel from one orange
*All ingredients should be at room temperature. Don’t use cold ingredients.
Instructions
1. In a large bowl add oil and sugar . Mix well then add vanilla, grated orange peel, eggs then mix .
2. Add yoghurt and orange juice then mix . Sieve in flour , cocoa powder, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt . Mix gently.
3. Grease a square baking pan and line it with parchment paper. Pour the batter (mixture).
4. Bake in a preheated oven at 160 Degrees Celsius for 30-35 minutes or until well baked (Depending on your oven ).
HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE SAUCE
1/2 cup icing sugar (powdered sugar)
1/4 cup cocoa powder
2 tsp flour
3/4 cup milk (180ml)
1 Tbsp unsalted butter
Sieve icing sugar , cocoa powder and flour. Then whisk .
Add milk in a saucepan then add the sifted dry ingredients. Mix until all ingredients are well combined.
On a low heat on the stove place the saucepan and keep on stirring until the sauce reaches a thick consistency.
Add butter 3 minutes before switch off the stove .
