Recipe

Leftover Rice & Choc Orange Cakes

20
Mins
Prep time
25
Mins
Cook time
12
Serves

Did you make too much rice again? Don’t throw it away. Instead, use it up with this Leftover Rice, Chocolate and Orange Cake recipe!

Bread & Grains
Dairy
Fruit
Sweet Treats
Vegetarian
Leftover Rice & Choc Orange Cakes

These leftover rice and choc orange cakes are an easy use it up recipe that transforms leftover rice and extra juicy oranges into rich individual cakes. They are perfect for when you’ve cooked too much rice and need a clever way to avoid food waste. It’s so easy to blend the leftover rice into a moist, chocolatey dessert that turns yesterday’s dinner into today’s treat! This recipe is also endlessly flexible, as you can use a combination of chocolates. It’s a fun way to get creative in the kitchen with everyone of all ages. So, when you’re facing a container of leftover rice and citrus that needs using, give these leftover rice and choc orange cakes a try!

Need

1 ½ cups boiled orange
1 cups cooked rice (cold)
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 ½ cups castor sugar
6 eggs
1 ½ cups desiccated coconut
½ cup cocoa powder
1 cup chopped chocolate

How

  1. Simmer whole oranges in water until soft. Drain and cool.
  2. Cut in half, remove seeds use a food processor to blend into a rough paste consistency. Add to a bowl.
  3. Combine cooked rice, vanilla and sugar in food processor, blend until smooth. Add to citrus puree bowl with eggs and combine.
  4. Fold coconut, cocoa powder, chocolate and baking powder into orange mixture.
  5. Pour into individual silicon moulds (cupcake size) and bake in oven at 180°C for 20-25 minutes.