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A slice of rich French chocolate cake served with chocolate sauce, with the whole gâteau au chocolat dusted with powdered sugar in the background.
Deepali Ohri

Gâteau au Chocolat (French Chocolate Cake)

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Celebration Treat, Dessert, Tea-Time Snack
Cuisine: Continental, European, French
Ingredients Equipment Method Video

Ingredients
  

  • 125 grams 70% bittersweet chocolate
  • 100 grams Unsalted butter cut into cubes
  • 100 grams sugar 
  • 35 grams All-purpose flour 
  • 2 Eggs 
  • a pinch of Salt 

Equipment

  • 15 cm (6-inch) round tin

Method
 

  1. Prepare the Tin
    Butter and flour the cake tin well, then invert and tap out the excess flour.
  2. Melt Chocolate & Butter
    Roughly chop the chocolate. Place it along with butter in a heat-safe bowl. Set this bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water (double boiler method). Stir until melted and smooth. Remove from heat.
  3. Add Sugar
    Stir the granulated sugar into the warm chocolate-butter mix until well combined.
  4. Add Eggs
    Lightly whisk the eggs in a separate bowl. Add them to the chocolate mixture in two batches, mixing gently until the batter is glossy and smooth.
  5. Add Dry Ingredients
    Sift in the flour and a pinch of salt. Fold gently until just combined. Do not overmix.
  6. Bake
    Pour the batter into the prepared tin, smooth the top, and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for 22–25 minutes. The center should be just set but soft.
  7. Cool & Decorate
    Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. Serve as it-is, or dust with icing sugar, pour ganache, or top with whipped cream and fruits.

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