Gateau Au Chocolate Nancy Recipe
Ingredients
| Butter | 5 Ounce, softened (For the Cake:) | |
| Bitter chocolate | 4 Ounce, melted (For the Cake:) | |
| Eggs | 4 , separated (For the Cake:) | |
| Flour | 1 Tablespoon (For the Cake:) | |
| Ground almonds | 1 1/2 Ounce (For the Cake:) | |
| Vanilla essence | 1 Teaspoon (For the Cake:) | |
| Double cream | 1/4 Pint, Whipped (For the Finish:) | |
| Icing Sugar - for sprinkling | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch cake tin.
2) In a bowl, add in butter and melted chocolate. Blend well.
MAKING
3) Add in the egg yolks to the chocolate mixture.
4) Next, add in the ground almonds and vanilla essence. Blend to mix well.
5) In a bowl beat the egg whites to get stiff peaks. Fold it into the cake batter. Transfer the mixture to the cake tin.
6) Bake for about 30 minutes.
7) Let the cake cool down a bit in its tin itself. Unmould onto a wire rack and cool down completely.
8) If you want to freeze the cake, freeze till it firms up. Wrap in cling film and into a freezer bag. Freeze till ready to use.
SERVING
9) Slice the cake in half forizontally. Spread the whipped cream in between the two halves. Sprinkle the cake with icing sugar on top.
10) To thaw the cake, place in the refrigerator overnight.
11) Serve as in steps 9 and 10.
1) Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch cake tin.
2) In a bowl, add in butter and melted chocolate. Blend well.
MAKING
3) Add in the egg yolks to the chocolate mixture.
4) Next, add in the ground almonds and vanilla essence. Blend to mix well.
5) In a bowl beat the egg whites to get stiff peaks. Fold it into the cake batter. Transfer the mixture to the cake tin.
6) Bake for about 30 minutes.
7) Let the cake cool down a bit in its tin itself. Unmould onto a wire rack and cool down completely.
8) If you want to freeze the cake, freeze till it firms up. Wrap in cling film and into a freezer bag. Freeze till ready to use.
SERVING
9) Slice the cake in half forizontally. Spread the whipped cream in between the two halves. Sprinkle the cake with icing sugar on top.
10) To thaw the cake, place in the refrigerator overnight.
11) Serve as in steps 9 and 10.
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