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Chocolate Orange Brownie Cake

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Author: Michelle De La Cerda
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Ingredients

  • 2 sticks of butter; very soft
  • 6 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 cup orange juice; room temp
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk (or 1/2 cup milk with 1 tsp white vinegar)
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp baking soda

Frosting

  • 1 stick butter; very soft
  • 6 tbsp milk
  • 3 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 lb powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp orange extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9x13 pan and set it aside
  2. Using a hand or stand mixer, beat the butter, sugar and add 2 tbsp cocoa powder.
  3. Once combined, add one egg until thoroughly mixed.
  4. Add another 2 tbsp of cocoa powder, mix well.
  5. Add another egg until thorough mixed
  6. Add the final 2 tbsp of cocoa powder.
  7. Slowly pour in the orange juice.
  8. Add flour, about 1/4 cup at a time, stopping occasionally to scrape down the sides.
  9. Add the vanilla, baking soda, and buttermilk. Mix well and scrape down the sides.
  10. Bake for about 25 minutes or until done.
  11. When brownie-cake is done, allow to cool on a wire rack, once cool, frost.

Frosting

  1. Whip butter, cocoa, and orange extract together.
  2. Alternate adding powdered sugar and the milk until all have been added.
  3. Occasionally stop and scrape down the sides.
  4. Frost when the brownie cake has cooled.
  5. Serve and Enjoy.