My kitchen has been pretty lonely the last few years. When Evan was little, I baked all the time usually with his help. These days, he’d rather play, draw or watch Netflix (Chuck the Truck, anyone?). Regardless, this weekend I was GOING to bake a cake. You see, Friday was Dewey’s birthday and I haven’t made him a cake in forever. I refused to take the easy way out and make a cake that I’d already made before or to default to a cake mix cake (I do make them sometimes….but not this weekend!). Off to the interwebs I went looking for just the right cake.
It took longer than I thought it would. Some had too many nuts (what is up with all the cakes with nuts? I am not really a fan.), some had too many instructions, some needed weird ingredients that required a trip to the store. I wanted a cake that wasn’t too simple in taste but was really simple in the making. I don’t ask for much, do I? In my searching, I found this one bowl chocolate cake. From there I decided to wing it a bit. I added sweet orange/mango marmalade (called Merry Marmalade no less) that we love from the farmer’s market and cream cheese icing to make it a masterpiece of YUM.
Here’s the final result. I hope you enjoy it (we sure are). Dewey said he wants it as his birthday cake from now on and that I am not allowed to change anything….ever. Orange marmalade is the perfect foil for this rich chocolate cake.Â
Sweet Orange & Mango Marmalade Filled Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
Ingredients
Cake
Filling
Frosting
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 582Saturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 57mgSodium: 433mgCarbohydrates: 97gFiber: 2gSugar: 75gProtein: 6g
Dana says
My hubby’s birthday is Tuesday, so this is a great idea. Will likely substitute something oreo like for the filling…wonder if I can come up with something 🙂 Thanks!
Merry says
Hmmm….maybe crushed up oreos mixed with whipped cream or double the frosting recipe and mix oreos in to that for the middle layer?
Samantha @Blissful Domesticity says
Looks delicious! I am craving chocolate cake something fierce now.
Leslie says
Don’t you love when a new recipe is an instant hit?!
Lisa says
My husband would die for chocolate with orange!
Misty says
Yes, we love Chuck the Truck on Netflix too! And we love cake. 🙂 Looks like this one is delicious!
Kim says
Thanks or posting, I have everything but the eggs I makes this ( including the yummy Merry Marmalade) . I think I need to go get some eggs.
Julie says
Mango marmalade! Now that’s intriguing… Mike loves the orange/chocolate combo (I do not) – I bet he’d love this cake!
Dana says
That looks amazing! (My son loves Chuck the Truck too!)
Alisha says
YUM!!!! That looks so good!
cupcake with filling says
hi! it must be very tasty since you combine chocolate with mango marmalade. both orange and mango has a very strong flavor…
nicolthepickle says
This looks so good! I want to try it sometime. Pinning it.