Dense Gateau au Chocolat
- 100 grams Chocolate (I recommend using bitter chocolate)
- 25 ml Milk
- 40 grams Margarine or butter
- 40 grams Sugar (Caster sugar)
- 2 Egg (any size)
- 1 splash Liquor (preferably coffee, rum or brandy)
- 15 grams Cake flour
- 5 grams Almond flour (or 20 g cake flour)
- 20 grams Unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 grams Baking powder
- Measure and mix all ingredients marked , except the eggs in a bowl.
- If you are using a slab of chocolate, it's ok to just break it into smaller pieces.
- Turn on the oven and preheat to 170 degrees C.
- Melt the chocolate into the rest of the ingredients in a bain marie of 50 - 60 degrees C.
- Break one egg into the mixture and stir well.
- Once mixed in, break in the other and mix well again.
- Measure and combine all of the dry ingredients marked .
- You don't need to sift the ingredients.
- Remove the chocolate mixture from the bain-marie and add the dry ingredients in one go.
- Again, you don't have to sift the ingredients.
- Once everything is mixed together smoothly, the batter is ready!
- Line the bottom and sides of a cake tin with baking paper and pour in the batter.
- Bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes at 170 degrees C.
- For those who want more control where the gateau cracks, after 15 minutes in the oven, take it out and lightly cut a line where you would like the crack to appear.
- Test to see if it's baked through by carefully inserting a toothpick into the centre, if it comes out clean, it's done.
- Keep the parchment paper on the bottom.
- When the cake has cooled, place inside a plastic bag to keep the cake from drying out.
- To stop the bag from sticking, allow some and tie the top.
- Once the cake has cooled in the fridge, it's ready to eat Leave in the fridge overnight for an even denser and tastier gateau.
- Sift powdered sugar on top to decorate.
- You can also make these roses to decorate by referring to.
- Even if you can only make a few, they'll come in handy.
chocolate, milk, margarine, sugar, egg, liquor, flour, flour, cocoa, baking powder
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/146722-dense-gateau-au-chocolat (may not work)