Chocolate and Orange Potato Cake

Ingredients

• 120 g potatoes, peeled, boiled and mashed
• 175 g butter
• 225 g demerara sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 110 g chocolate, melted
• 1 orange, juice and zest of
• 225 g self raising flour
• 30 g cocoa powder

Ganache

• 200 ml double cream
• 200 g dark chocolate, broken small
• 25 g butter

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas 4. Grease and line a 9 1/2" tin.

2. 2

   Cream butter, potato and sugar together until light and fluffy.

3. 3

   Beat in the eggs, then stir in the chocolate, orange juice and rind. Fold in the flour and cocoa, and pour mixture into the tin.

4. 4

   Cook for 30-40 minutes. Ice when completely cool.

5. 5

   Ganache:.

6. 6

   Bring the cream to a boil in a pan.

7. 7

   Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl and pour the cream over the top of it,mixing well to melt choc. Mix in the butter.

8. 8

   Allow to cool very slightly, then pour over the cooled cake.

9. 9

   NB:It really is worth using the best dark chocolate you can. Don't use anything less than 70% cocoa solid.