Chocolate orange spice minicakes

Cakes
chocolate orange spice minicakes

I've long been a fan of Nigella Lawson's version of this cake: not only is it easy, flavorful and attractive, but it's gluten-free, too. It's so rare to run across a gluten-free recipe that's so easy to make and with so few ingredients -- all of which are common pantry items. I've changed it up quite a bit from the original, adding flavor and intrigue in the form of chocolate and ginger. I also love these cakes as cupcakes: they're perfect little bites of exploding flavor. I've also made this recipe as a layer cake (see the picture) which works great, too. It just about doubles the cooking time. <br /> <br />You can make this cake with a variety of citrus fruits -- meyer lemon and kumquats are a favorite -- but make sure it's a thin-skinned citrus or else the resulting cake will be too bitter. You can use a traditional cream-based ganache for the frosting, but I like how the tartness of the yogurt offsets the sweetness of the cake.

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