Rich and Thick Gateau au Chocolat

Name: Rich and Thick Gateau au Chocolat
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 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)

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This is a slightly bitter Gateau au Chocolat for adults.

Please be careful not to let the chocolate separate.
Make sure the bowls are completely dry. Recipe by OKASI_RISA

This is a slightly bitter Gateau au Chocolat for adults.

Please be careful not to let the chocolate separate.
Make sure the bowls are completely dry. Recipe by OKASI_RISA

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

This is a slightly bitter Gateau au Chocolat for adults.

Please be careful not to let the chocolate separate.
Make sure the bowls are completely dry. Recipe by OKASI_RISA

This is a slightly bitter Gateau au Chocolat for adults.

Please be careful not to let the chocolate separate.
Make sure the bowls are completely dry. Recipe by OKASI_RISA

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Ingredients

6 servings

100 gramsChocolate (sweet)
60 gramsUnsalted butter
70 gramsHeavy cream
(A)
4Egg yolks
30 gramsGranulated sugar
(B)
4Egg whites
60 gramsGranulated sugar
(C)
48 gramsCake flour
22 gramsCocoa powder (unsweetened)

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Steps

1

I used this baking chocolate.
2

Preparation: Grease the mold with butter (not listed), and line with parchment paper. Finely chop the chocolate. Sift the (C) dry ingredients.
3

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.
4

Add (A) into a different bowl, and whip until the mixture becomes white and thick.
5

Add Step 3 into 4, and mix well.
6

Add the heavy cream to Step 5, and mix well.
7

Switch to a spatula. Add (C) and mix well until it's no longer floury.
8

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.
9

Add Step 8 to 7 in 2 ~ 3 batches, and mix well.
10

Pour Step 9 batter into the mold, and smooth out the surface.
11

Bake in the oven for about 40 minutes at 170℃.
12

It looks like this after baking.
13

Sprinkle powdered sugar and it's done.
14

It was crumbly rich, thick and delicious.