Rich and Thick Gateau au Chocolat
- 100 grams Chocolate (sweet)
- 60 grams Unsalted butter
- 70 grams Heavy cream
- 4 Egg yolks
- 30 grams Granulated sugar
- 4 Egg whites
- 60 grams Granulated sugar
- 48 grams Cake flour
- 22 grams Cocoa powder (unsweetened)
- I used this baking chocolate.
- Preparation: Grease the mold with butter (not listed), and line with parchment paper.
- Finely chop the chocolate.
- Sift the (C) dry ingredients.
- Add the chopped chocolate and butter into a bowl over a double boiler, and melt completely.
- When it becomes thick and creamy, remove from the double boiler, and let it cool.
- Add (A) into a different bowl, and whip until the mixture becomes white and thick.
- Add Step 3 into 4, and mix well.
- Add the heavy cream to Step 5, and mix well.
- Switch to a spatula.
- Add (C) and mix well until it's no longer floury.
- Add the egg whites from (B) into a different bowl, and whip until soft peaks form.
- Add the granulated sugar in 2 ~ 3 batches, and whip until it becomes lustrous.
- Add Step 8 to 7 in 2 ~ 3 batches, and mix well.
- Pour Step 9 batter into the mold, and smooth out the surface.
- Bake in the oven for about 40 minutes at 170C.
- It looks like this after baking.
- Sprinkle powdered sugar and it's done.
- It was crumbly rich, thick and delicious.
chocolate, butter, heavy cream, egg yolks, sugar, egg whites, sugar, flour, cocoa
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/145755-rich-and-thick-gateau-au-chocolat (may not work)