Chocolate Earl Grey Tea Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 earl grey tea bags
• 2/3 cup boiling water
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate (not unsweetned) or 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped (not unsweetned)
• 2/3 cup orange marmalade
• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temp
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 6 large eggs
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 6 ounces chopped semisweet chocolate (not unsweetned) or 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetned)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 325 degrees.
• 2 place rack to centre.
• 3 grease 10 inch angel food pan.
• 4 place tea bags into a measuring cup and pour over 2/3 cup boiling water.
• 5 let steep 6 minutes.
• 6 remove tea bags, squeezing any liquid into the cup.
• 7 let cool to room temperature.
• 8 melt chocolate in the top of double boiler until smooth.
• 9 remove let cool.
• 10 puree marmalade in processor or through a sieve. set aside.
• 11 using electric mixer beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 12 add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
• 13 stir in the melted chocolate.
• 14 now stop using mixer and use the wooden spoon, for combining.
• 15 stir in the marmalade, walnuts, and vanilla.
• 16 combine the flour, baking powder in a bowl.
• 17 beat in the flour mixture, alternating with the cold tea into the chocolate mixture in two additions. do not overbeat-- pour the batter into prepared pan.
• 18 bake until tester comes away clean-- about 60- 70 minutes.
• 19 transfer to wire rack and cool 15 minutes.
• 20 using a sharp knife cut around the edges to loosen then turn out.
• 21 cool completely.
• 22 bring the cream to a boil, and pour over the chopped chocolate.
• 23 let stand to melt.
• 24 stirring now until smooth.
• 25 place cake onto plate-- glaze the top and letting glaze drip down the sides of cake.
• 26 cover with a dome top.
• 27 store at room temperature.
• 28 can be made the day before serving.