Name: Chocolate Gateau
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 250g Plain chocolate; 175g Butter; 2 tablespoons Milk; 5 Eggs; 175g Granulated Sugar; 125g Flour

Dessert

12 servings

338 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease and line the base of an 8-inch springform cake tin with baking parchment.

Step 2

Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water or in the microwave

Plain chocolate

Step 3

Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy

ButterGranulated Sugar

Step 4

Gradually beat in the eggs, adding a little flour if the mixture begins to curdle

EggsFlour

Step 5

Fold in the remaining flour with the cooled melted chocolate and the milk, then mix until smooth

MilkFlour

Step 6

Spread the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 50–55 minutes or until firm in the centre and a skewer comes out clean

Step 7

Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out and cool completely