Chocolate Gateau

This super indulgent cake recipe was shared by my colleague a while back. It is a TO-DIE-FOR cake, especially if you love chocolatey nutty cakes!

This is a flourless cake and the main ingredients include chocolate and ground almond (or almond meal), hence the nutty flavour. 

Try it! You will love it!

Chocolate Gateau by Annie Bell

makes a 8" round cake

For the Cake
Ingredients:
200g dark chocolate
75g light brown sugar
150g unsalted butter, diced
1 tablespoon runny honey
4 large eggs, separated
200g ground almonds (almond meal)
75ml fresh milk

Method:
1. Preheat oven at 180ºC.
2. Line and grease the base and sides of a 8" round springform cake pan.
3. Separate egg yolks from whites.
4. In a double boiler, melt chocolate, sugar, butter, honey
5. Transfer mixture to a large bowl. With a manual whisk, beat in egg yolks and ground almonds, then stir in the milk.
6. In a clean, dry, grease free mixing bowl, whisk egg whites until stiff peak.
7. With a spatula, fold in the beaten egg whites into chocolate mixture.
8. Pour batter into prepared cake pan and bake for 35-40mins, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
9. Remove from oven, let cool in the pan for about 10mins. Run a thin-bladed knife along the sides of the pan, unmold and cool right-side up.

Chocolate Ganache
Ingredients:
100g dark chocolate
1/2 cup heavy cream

Method:
1. Heat heavy cream over medium heat until just below boiling point. Remove from heat and add in chopped chocolate.
2. Let it stands for about 1-2 minutes.
3. Stir till chocolate is melted. Let cool for a few mins and spread over the cake.

Note:
Alternatively, can just dust with cocoa powder before serving if you do not want to spread with chocolate ganache.

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