Grease a 1 litre, 8′ by 8′ square glass baking tray with butter and dust some flour, removing out excess and keep aside.
Sieve the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
Add the eggs, vinegar, coffee and sugar into the blender jug of the Morphy Richards Food Processor and blend on low speed till creamy.
Slowly add the oil to make creamy mixture.
Add the dry ingredients and chilled water.
Add essence and continue processing for another 30 seconds.
Add the chopped candied orange and pulse once or twice to just combine. Do not blend it in entirely.
When done, pour the mixture in the greased glass tray and place the tray in the Morphy Richards Microwave Oven.
Cook on P100 for 12 minutes.
When done, take out the tray and let the cake cool a bit.
For the Compote
Place the orange segments and sugar in a microwave safe bowl and mix well.
Cover the bowl and place in Morphy Richards Microwave Oven at P100 for 2 minutes.
Take out the bowl, stir the mixture, cover and cook it in the microwave again for 1 minute more.
When done, keep it aside, still covered for a couple of minutes, then cool and transfer to a bottle for storage.
Store in the refrigerator till required.
For the Ganache
While the cake is cooling, place the chopped chocolate in a microwave safe glass bowl, and put it in Morphy Richards Microwave Oven at P80 for 4 minutes.
Take out the bowl at 2 minutes to give it a stir.
Place the bowl back and let the chocolate melt completely.
In another bowl, take cream and heat it at P100 for 2 minutes.
Now combine the melted chocolate and warm cream together to get ganache.
To Assemble
While the cake is still warm, spoon the liquid from the compote over the bare cake so it soaks into it.
Spread the ganache over the surface.
Spoon the chunky bits of the compote over the cake in an even layer, spoon any syup around edges of cake and let it soak in.
Serve as is or chilled with a little cream or warm with vanilla ice cream.
Notes/Tips:
Use other seasonal fruit like cherries or plums to make the compote