Elizabeth David's Gateau Au Chocolat Et Aux Amandes
1/4 lb bitter chocolate 3 oz butter 3 oz caster sugar 3 oz ground almonds 3 eggs 1 tablespoon rum or brandy and black coffee Laurie Colwin: A recipe for a perfect flourless chocola...
Ingredients
- 1/4lbbitter chocolate
- 3ozbutter
- 3ozcaster sugar
- 3ozground almonds
- 3eggs
- 1tablespoonrum or brandy and black coffee
Directions
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1/4 lb bitter chocolate 3 oz butter 3 oz caster sugar 3 oz ground almonds 3 eggs 1 tablespoon rum or brandy and black coffee Laurie Colwin:
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It calls for almonds ground to a powder in the blender, confectioners sugar, bittersweet chocolate, some very strong coffee, egg yolks and e
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It is baked in a springform pan and the egg whites make it rise ever so slightly
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As it cools, it slumps
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The texture is of the finest fudge or the densest mousse
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It is a pure, rich cake with a clear, cooked chocolate taste
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All it needs is a little raspberry jam to glaze it and some whipped cream
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Ice cream would kill it