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C H O C O L A T E P O U N D C A K E S 105

CHOCOLATE-ORANG
CHOCOLATE-ORANGE E

CREAM CHEESE E
CREAM CHEES
POUND CAK
POUND CAKE E

WITH FRESH ORANGE DRIZZLE

y family was obsessed with orange juice because you need the

cakes from scratch, pies oranges anyway for the zest.
from scratch, custards,
SERVES: 16
puddings, cookies, and meringues—
PREPARATION TIME: 10 MINUTES
whether or not there was a special
BAKING TIME: 60 TO 65 MINUTES
occasion! But while I vividly recall ASSEMBLY TIME: 5 MINUTES
my grandmother’s fresh orange cake

at one end of the Christmas Vegetable oil spray for misting
the pan
table and a triple-decker
Flour for dusting the pan
chocolate cake at the
1 package (18.25 ounces) plain
other end, I cannot think butter recipe fudge cake mix
of a single family dessert that com- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese,
at room temperature
bined chocolate with orange. That
1 ⁄2 cup fresh orange juice
was a taste combination I would be 1 ⁄2 cup vegetable oil

introduced to later in Paris while at 1 ⁄4 cup sugar
4 large eggs
cooking school. And merging those
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
two was a taste revelation! This cake
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
is a superb example. It calls for fresh Fresh Orange Drizzle (page 453)