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Nanou's chocolate cake

Nanou's chocolate cake
A moist melting cake, very very chocolaty...
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duree1 hour 45 min. difficultéEasy prix6.20 € pour combien1 cake ingredients8 Ingredients
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Last modified on: June 22th 2013
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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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Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.
Nanou's chocolate cake : Stage 1
Break 200 g dark chocolate into small pieces, and put them in a pan.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.
Nanou's chocolate cake : Stage 2
Add 200 g butter cut in pieces, cover and put on very gentle heat, or in a bain-marie, to dissolve.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.
Nanou's chocolate cake : Stage 3
When butter and chocolate are melted, mix with a whisk to obtain an homogeneous mixture.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 10 min.
Separate whites from yolks of 4 eggs (see how to on this video).

Then add yolks to butter-chocolate mixture...
Stage 5 - ⌛ 2 min.
Nanou's chocolate cake : Stage 5
... and beat well to incorporate.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 3 min.
Nanou's chocolate cake : Stage 6
Sieve together 200 g icing sugar, 100 g ground almonds and 75 g flour, to mix.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 5 min.
Nanou's chocolate cake : Stage 7
Add these dry ingredients to the butter-chocolate-egg yolks mixture, and mix well.
Stage 8
Nanou's chocolate cake : Stage 8
You will obtain a rather stiff mixture, which is normal.
Stage 9 - ⌛ 5 min.
Nanou's chocolate cake : Stage 9
Preheat oven to 180°C ou 356°F.

Beat white eggs, and when stiff fold in 50 g caster sugar.
Stage 10 - ⌛ 1 min.
Nanou's chocolate cake : Stage 10
Take a few tablespoons of egg white, and put them onto mixture.
Stage 11 - ⌛ 3 min.
Nanou's chocolate cake : Stage 11
Incorporate these tablespoons of egg white into the mixt, to lighten it a little.
Stage 12 - ⌛ 1 min.
Nanou's chocolate cake : Stage 12
Pour this "lightened" mixture into remaining egg whites.
Stage 13 - ⌛ 10 min.
Nanou's chocolate cake : Stage 13
And start to fold in gently with a spatula or a maryse.
Stage 14
Nanou's chocolate cake : Stage 14
Incline the bowl to facilitate your work, you should end up with a mixture...
Stage 15
Nanou's chocolate cake : Stage 15
... that's smooth and very chocolaty.
Stage 16 - ⌛ 1 min.
Nanou's chocolate cake : Stage 16
If you like, scatter some flaked almonds in the bottom of cake mould.
Stage 17 - ⌛ 2 min.
Nanou's chocolate cake : Stage 17
Then pour mixture in.
Stage 18 - ⌛ 50 min.
Nanou's chocolate cake : Stage 18
Put in the oven for 40 to 50 minutes. Check cooking after 30 minutes.
Stage 19
Nanou's chocolate cake : 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 recipe60 RDI=20 %450 RDI=40 %300 RDI=50 %4,770 RDI=240 %19,960 RDI: 240 %
Per 100 g5 RDI=2 %40 RDI=4 %30 RDI=5 %470 RDI=20 %1,950 RDI: 20 %
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
Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, egg, Nuts, Gluten
How much will it cost?
  • For 1 cake : 6.20 €

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Icing sugar
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Dark chocolate
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