1/2 cup semi-sweet /or dark chocolate, broken into small pieces
1 tablespoon orange zest
1 + 1/4 cup water
1 cup orange juice (freshly squeezed or store bought)
2 cups + 1/4 cup all purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup granulated white sugar
2 large egg
1 teaspoons pure orange extract or 1/2 tablespoon orange blossom water
about 1/2 cup orange juice (divided) to soak the cake after baking
8-10 small clementines (sized like a golf ball )
4 tablespoon sugar/brown sugar, or as much as you would need (the amount of sugar you will use here depends on how sweet or tart the oranges are; so please adjust amount)
3/4 tablespoon butter
350 ml heavy cream, chilled
zest of 4-6 oranges
1 teaspoon orange extract
1/4 cup powdered sugar (or as much as you would need it to be sweet enough for you)