Lennie & Miller's Chocolate Orange Swoon

Total Time: 3 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 ounces chocolate
• 10 fluid ounces milk
• 2 tablespoons orange brandy
• 2 eggs, separated
• 2 ounces soft light brown sugar
• 1/2 ounce unflavored gelatin, dissolved in
• 3 tablespoons hot water
• 2 oranges, zest and juice only
• 10 fluid ounces heavy cream, whipped
• chocolate, triangles to decorate
• grated orange zest, to decorate
• 1 box orange cake mix
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 ---to make lennie’s orange chocolate cookies---.
• 2 combine the orange cake mix, canola oil, and eggs.
• 3 then stir in the chocolate chips.
• 4 bake on ungreased baking sheet in preheated 350°f oven for 9 minutes; let cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes then remove to racks to cool.
• 5 ---to make the chocolate orange cake---.
• 6 gently heat the chocolate in a small pan with the milk until melted.
• 7 stir in the orange brandy.
• 8 beat the egg yolks and sugar together until creamy, then blend in the chocolate mixture.
• 9 return to the pan and heat gently, stirring until thickened.
• 10 stir in the gelatin, orange zest and juice; cool.
• 11 fold in two-thirds of the cream.
• 12 whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold into the mixture.
• 13 pour into a lightly greased loose-bottomed deep 7½ inch springform cake tin and chill until set.
• 14 turn out on to a plate.
• 15 ---the finale---.
• 16 arrange lennie’s cookies around the side.
• 17 decorate with the remaining cream, chocolate triangles (or other chocolate novelties – i used after eight thin chocolate mints) and orange zest.