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France
Chocolate Gateau
Allergens: Eggs, Gluten, Milk
A rich chocolate gateau: dense sponge, dark glaze, the celebration cake.
Ingredients
- Plain flour 125 g
- Sugar 175 g
- Butter 175 g
- Eggs 5
- Milk 2 tbsp
- Dark chocolate 250 g
Method
- 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.