Ingredients
- 5 oz. quality Bittersweet Chocolate
- 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp. Blood Orange Agrumato Olive Oil OR Navel Orange Olive Oil
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 3 large Eggs
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- Pinch of Sea Salt
Directions
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Grease an 8-inch round baking pan with a teaspoon of Blood Orange olive oil. Line the bottom with a round of parchment paper and grease the paper with remainder of tbsp. Blood Orange Fused Olive Oil.
In a double boiler melt finely chopped chocolate with 1/3 cup Blood Orange Fused Olive Oil. Remove from heat and whisk in the sea salt and sugar. Add eggs one at a time whisking well after each addition. Add the vanilla. Sift the cocoa powder over the chocolate and whisk until just combined.
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in middle of oven for 20-23 minutes, or until top has formed a thin crust. Cool cake in pan on a rack 5 minutes and invert onto a serving plate. Drizzle cake with a small amount of Blood Orange Fused Olive Oil or dust cake with additional cocoa powder and serve with tangerine sorbet, whipped cream, or vanilla gelato.
Serves 8-10