Chocolate Gateau
Crackle-crusted chocolate gateau with a fondant heart — six French ingredients, endless devotion.
- Total
- 75 min
- Serves
- 4
The French chocolate gateau in its pure form: dark chocolate and butter melted together, folded with eggs, sugar and just enough flour to hold, baked until the center barely sets. The crust crackles; the middle stays fondant. Six ingredients, zero apologies — this is why simple French desserts endure.
Ingredients
- 250g Plain chocolate
- 175g Butter
- 2 tablespoons Milk
- 5 Eggs
- 175g Granulated Sugar
- 125g Flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Grease and line the base of an 8 in round spring form cake tin with baking parchment
- Break the chocolate into a heatproof bowl and place over a saucepan of gently simmering water and stir until it melts. (or melt in the microwave for 2-3 mins stirring occasionally)
- Place the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and cream together with a wooden spoon until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs, adding a little flour if the mixture begins to curdle. Fold in the remaining flour with the cooled, melted chocolate and milk. Mix until smooth.
- Spread the mixture into the cake tin and bake for 50-55 mins or until firm in the centre and a skewer comes out cleanly. Cool for 10 minutes, then turn out and cool completely.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 550
- Protein
- 8 g
- Fat
- 38 g
- Carbs
- 45 g
Adapted from goodtoknow.co.uk. Rewritten and re-photographed by MealIdeas.
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