This chocolate fudge and clementine olive oil cake is extremely rich, decadent and indulgent but absolutely worth every bite and will cure any chocolate craving you have. Trust me when I say that you are going to fall in love with it!
The centre is moist and dense yet not too dense and it has a crackly top, chewy edge and gooey centre with strong notes of citrus. As an added bonus it’s gluten free! You will notice that after baking this cake, it’s a bit more shallow than your regular cake but since it's so rich, thanks to the absence of flour, your portion size will remain the same.
Tips to make this cake the best it can be
1. Use a high quality olive oil. Rich Glen’s Orange Citrus Zest Infused Olive Oil makes this cake extremely special and adds another element of citrus flavour.
2. Use very high quality chocolate and make it dark. I like to use a chocolate that is at least 80% cacao.
3. Make sure your eggs are at a room temperature as this will help them stiffen when beating them.
4. Slow and steady wins the race! When whipping your egg whites, slowly add the sugar tablespoon by tablespoon in one minute intervals as it will help the sugar fully dissolve.
5. Don’t over or underbake! An overbaked cake will come out dry and an underbaked cake will be far too moist and collapse in the centre. Use a wooden skewer to check the middle of the cake and when it comes out almost clean, you are good to go.
6. Use a silicone cake tin that is 23cm / 9 inch. The size of the cake tin is important as it will alter the texture of the cake.