Chocolate And Pistachio Gateau Recipe
Ingredients
| Flour | 200 Gram, sifted | |
| Salt | 1 Pinch | |
| Dark chocolate | 200 Gram | |
| 4 tbsp+ 2 tbsp brandy | ||
| Butter | 200 Gram | |
| 200 gms castor sugar | ||
| Eggs | 3 , separated | |
| 50 gms pistachio nuts, blanched, peeled and coarsely chopped | ||
| 250 gms chocolate butter cream | ||
| Chocolate glace icing | ||
| Dark chocolate | 50 Gram, melted | |
| Icing Sugar | 350 Gram | |
| 6-12 tbsp hot syrup, as required | ||
| Decoration | ||
| 1/3 cup pistachio nuts, blanched, peeled and coarsely chopped | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1)Preheat the oven to 380 degree F and prepare cake tin.
MAKING
2)Sift flour with salt and keep it aside.
3)Over a double boiler, break chocolate into pieces and add 4 tbsp brandy.
4) Let the chocolate melt, stirring occassionally until velvet smooth
5)In the mean time, cream butter and sugar till soft and light.
6)Beat egg yolks and add to creamed butter a little at a time and blend in.
7) Blend in the melted chocolate.
8)Lighly fold in flour, pistachio nuts and 2 tbsp brandy
9)Whisk egg whites and fold into batter to lighten it.
10) Pour batter into the cake tin and bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes until springy to touch and skewer comes out clean.
11) Remove from oven, rest for 5 minutesi in tin then invert and cool completely on a wire rack.
FINALIZATION.
11)Prepare the frosting by beating all melted chocolate, icing sugar, salt and syrup to get a thick smooth mixture.
12) Frost the cake using a palette knife and chill until ready to serve.
SERVING
13)Serve cake slices garnished with the chopped pistachios.
1)Preheat the oven to 380 degree F and prepare cake tin.
MAKING
2)Sift flour with salt and keep it aside.
3)Over a double boiler, break chocolate into pieces and add 4 tbsp brandy.
4) Let the chocolate melt, stirring occassionally until velvet smooth
5)In the mean time, cream butter and sugar till soft and light.
6)Beat egg yolks and add to creamed butter a little at a time and blend in.
7) Blend in the melted chocolate.
8)Lighly fold in flour, pistachio nuts and 2 tbsp brandy
9)Whisk egg whites and fold into batter to lighten it.
10) Pour batter into the cake tin and bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes until springy to touch and skewer comes out clean.
11) Remove from oven, rest for 5 minutesi in tin then invert and cool completely on a wire rack.
FINALIZATION.
11)Prepare the frosting by beating all melted chocolate, icing sugar, salt and syrup to get a thick smooth mixture.
12) Frost the cake using a palette knife and chill until ready to serve.
SERVING
13)Serve cake slices garnished with the chopped pistachios.
Chef
