Rich Chocolate Gateau

Name: Rich Chocolate Gateau
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 100 grams Chocolate; 40 grams Unsalted butter; 50 ml Heavy cream; 2 Egg; 40 grams Sugar; 10 grams [A] Cake flour; 12 grams [A] Cocoa powder

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I love chocolate gateaus because you can really taste the chocolate. That's why I made my own variation that suits my taste. It's moist, rich, and bittersweet - perfect for adult guests. My favorite way to eat it is to slice a small piece and serve with some whipped cream.

I recommend you use unsalted butter. I used "Ghana" black chocolate bar for the chocolate. Take care when folding in the mixture from step 1 because it becomes difficult to blend when it's cooled down. Recipe by Yukiline

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Ingredients

4 servings

100 gramsChocolate
40 gramsUnsalted butter
50 mlHeavy cream
2Egg
40 gramsSugar
10 grams[A] Cake flour
12 grams[A] Cocoa powder

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Steps

1

Microwave the chocolate and butter to melt and soften (90 seconds at 700W). Add heavy cream and keep it warm (50℃).
2

Add sugar into the egg and whip well until it sits in your whisk.
3

Fold in the mixture from step 1 and mix well.
4

Combine and sift the [A] ingredients into the bowl. Fold in lightly. Avoid any kneading.
5

Pour into the pan and bake for 15 minutes in a 180℃ preheated oven. Then bake for another 20 minutes at 160℃.
6

The cake is very soft when freshly out of the oven, so take care to cool it down before removing the pan. Slice it into desired sizes.
7

Here's a variation using a 15cm cake pan. Even when it occupies the whole pan when it's freshly baked, sometimes the batter sinks when it's cooled down. This is actually how chocolate gateau cakes behave - don't worry. Decorate with lots of powdered sugar.