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Nanou's chocolate cake

A moist melting cake, very very chocolaty...

289 K 3.7/5 (56 reviews)

1 hour 45 min. difficulté

Easy

6.20 €

3 cakes

8 Ingredients

Last modified on: June 22^th 2013

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For 3 cakes, you will need:

1 1 lb + 10.4 oz dark chocolate
2 1 lb + 5.8 oz butter
3 1 lb + 5.1 oz icing sugar
4 12 eggs
5 5.3 oz caster sugar
6 1 lb + 8.0 oz ground almonds
7 12.4 oz flour
8 A few flakeds almonds (optional)

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 50 min.

Cooking: 55 min.

All in all: 1 hour 45 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Break 1 lb + 10.4 oz dark chocolate into small pieces, and put them in a pan.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Add 1 lb + 5.8 oz butter cut in pieces, cover and put on very gentle heat, or in a bain-marie, to dissolve.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

When butter and chocolate are melted, mix with a whisk to obtain an homogeneous mixture.

Stage 4 - 10 min.

Separate whites from yolks of 12 eggs (see how to on this video).

Then add yolks to butter-chocolate mixture...

Stage 5 - 2 min.

... and beat well to incorporate.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Sieve together 1 lb + 5.1 oz icing sugar, 1 lb + 8.0 oz ground almonds and 12.4 oz flour, to mix.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Add these dry ingredients to the butter-chocolate-egg yolks mixture, and mix well.

Stage 8

You will obtain a rather stiff mixture, which is normal.

Stage 9 - 5 min.

Preheat oven to 180°C ou 356°F.

Beat white eggs, and when stiff fold in 5.3 oz caster sugar.

Stage 10 - 1 min.

Take a few tablespoons of egg white, and put them onto mixture.

Stage 11 - 3 min.

Incorporate these tablespoons of egg white into the mixt, to lighten it a little.

Stage 12 - 1 min.

Pour this "lightened" mixture into remaining egg whites.

Stage 13 - 10 min.

And start to fold in gently with a spatula or a maryse.

Stage 14

Incline the bowl to facilitate your work, you should end up with a mixture...

Stage 15

... that's smooth and very chocolaty.

Stage 16 - 1 min.

If you like, scatter some flaked almonds in the bottom of cake mould.

Stage 17 - 2 min.

Then pour mixture in.

Stage 18 - 50 min.

Put in the oven for 40 to 50 minutes. Check cooking after 30 minutes.

Stage 19

Leave to cool on a wire rack.

Remarks

This cake should be very moist, so it's important not to overcook it. Watch carefully towards end of cooking time.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered by a plastic film.

Source: Brigitte.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	170 RDI=70 %	1,350 RDI=130 %	910 RDI=140 %	14,300 RDI=720 %	59,870 RDI: 720 %
Per 100 g	5 RDI=2 %	40 RDI=4 %	30 RDI=5 %	470 RDI=20 %	1,950 RDI: 20 %
Per cake	60 RDI=20 %	450 RDI=40 %	300 RDI=50 %	4,770 RDI=240 %	19,960 RDI: 240 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, egg, Nuts, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 3 cakes : 18.50 €
Per cake : 6.20 €

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