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Chocolate Gateau (Chocolate Cake)

Name: Chocolate Gateau (Chocolate Cake)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: ¼ cup cake flour (weigh your flour; for weights, click the Metric button above; or use the “fluff and sprinkle“ method and level it off; you can make homemade cake flour); ¾ cup Dutch-process cocoa powder (for weights, click the Metric button and weigh your cocoa powder; or use the same “fluff and sprinkle“ method and level it off; I use Guittard cocoa powder); ⅛ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt; 5 large eggs (50 g each w/o shell) (at room temperature); 9 Tbsp unsalted butter (at room temperature; 1 stick plus 1 Tbsp); ¾ cup chocolate chips (I recommend combining ½ cup (100 g) of semi-sweet (46% cacao) and ¼ cup (50 g) of extra dark (63% cacao); use good-quality baking chips); ½ cup sugar (for the egg yolks); 2 Tbsp milk (at room temperature; you can use heavy (whipping) cream for a richer taste); ½ cup sugar (for the egg whites); For the Strawberry and Whipped Cream Decoration (option 1):; ⅔ cup heavy (whipping) cream (keep it cold); 4 tsp sugar (10% weight of the heavy cream); confectioners’ sugar (for dusting); ½ lb strawberries (tops removed); fresh mint leaves; For the Quick Raspberry Decoration (option 2):; 10 raspberries; confectioners’ sugar (for dusting; I used non-melting snow sugar available at King Arthur or Amazon)

Prep Time

20m

Cook Time

Total Time

1h 20m

This chocolate gateau recipe features a rich, decadent cake made with Dutch-process cocoa powder, chocolate chips, and eggs and topped with either a strawberry and whipped cream decoration or quick raspberry decoration. A delicious and elegant dessert option for any special occasion.

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Servings: 1

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¼ cup cake flour (weigh your flour; for weights, click the Metric button above; or use the “fluff and sprinkle“ method and level it off; you can make homemade cake flour)

¾ cup Dutch-process cocoa powder (for weights, click the Metric button and weigh your cocoa powder; or use the same “fluff and sprinkle“ method and level it off; I use Guittard cocoa powder)

⅛ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt

5 large eggs (50 g each w/o shell) (at room temperature)

9 Tbsp unsalted butter (at room temperature; 1 stick plus 1 Tbsp)

¾ cup chocolate chips (I recommend combining ½ cup (100 g) of semi-sweet (46% cacao) and ¼ cup (50 g) of extra dark (63% cacao); use good-quality baking chips)

½ cup sugar (for the egg yolks)

2 Tbsp milk (at room temperature; you can use heavy (whipping) cream for a richer taste)

½ cup sugar (for the egg whites)

⅔ cup heavy (whipping) cream (keep it cold)

4 tsp sugar (10% weight of the heavy cream)

confectioners’ sugar (for dusting)

½ lb strawberries (tops removed)

confectioners’ sugar (for dusting; I used non-melting snow sugar available at King Arthur or Amazon)

Chocolate Gateau (Chocolate Cake)

Ingredients

For The Strawberry And Whipped Cream Decoration (option 1)

For The Quick Raspberry Decoration (option 2)

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Chocolate Gateau (Chocolate Cake)

Ingredients

For The Strawberry And Whipped Cream Decoration (option 1)

For The Quick Raspberry Decoration (option 2)

Steps

Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total recipe.

Nutrition Facts