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Farm Kitchen:  Gateau au chocolat ( ghetto chocolate cake)  |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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 Posted - Aug 31 2006 : 2:23:42 PM
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This is a French chocolate cake. (My nephew could not say gateau to save his life- so we now have "ghetto" chocolate cake at our house.) Whatever it is called, it's delicious- rich, dense and very chocolatey. YUM!
1/2 cup sugar- set aside 3 T
10 oz. semi-or bittersweet chocolate ( I use Ghirardelli bittersweet chips)
3/4 cup butter
2 tsp vanilla
5 eggs, separated
1/4 c sifted flour
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter a 9 1/2" springform pan and dust with granulated sugar.
In a heavy-bottomed pan, put butter, chocolate and sugar. Cook until chocolate melts andthe sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, cool slightly and add vasnilla. Beat in yolks one at a time. Stir in flour.
In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until foamy. Add the cream of tartar. Incorporate well and add the 3T sugar. Beat until stiff and glossy.
Fold 1/3 of the egg whites into the chocolate to temper. Fold this into the remaining egg whites. Pour into springform pan, tap to release air bubbles and bake for 45-50 minutes.
The cake will come out of the oven a bit puffy, but as it cools, it deflates and develops a wonderful slightly crunchy top. Dust with powdered sugar.
If you want to gild the lily, add freshly whipped cream to each piece.
Gilding the lily is good!! 
Hope you all like this!! It is our favorite.
Karin |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wendy
Utah
USA
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Aug 31 2006 : 2:43:38 PM
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Sunshine- Yes it will. You only need a small slice as it is very rich. Good luck!!
Karin |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Aug 31 2006 : 2:44:06 PM
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I will have to make this for sure..thanks so much for posting the recipe..sounds fabulous!!
Jenny in Utah
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Aug 31 2006 : 3:18:05 PM
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sounds yummy.
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Phils Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
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Ann
Parsonsburg
Maryland
USA
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Posted - Aug 31 2006 : 5:09:51 PM
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Nothing beats chocolate. Yummmm! That's a good sounding recipe, Karin. Thanks for sharing.
Ann
There is a Redeemer. |
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Lynn B
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lynn
Derry
NH
USA
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Posted - Sep 01 2006 : 11:09:40 AM
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Yum,yum yum! Any cake that has more chocolate than flour is good in my book!! :) Thanks so much for posting it, can't wait to make it!
Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wendy
Utah
USA
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
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Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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Posted - Sep 05 2006 : 12:14:15 PM
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I can't wait to try this one, either. It sounds like it might just be a slice of heaven with fresh raspberries on the side, too!
XOXO, Libbie
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LJRphoto
True Blue Farmgirl
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Laura
Hickory Corners
MI
USA
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Posted - Sep 05 2006 : 2:49:20 PM
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I love that it is "ghetto" chocolate cake. I'm going to make it just so I can call it ghetto cake.
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority." -E. B. White
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Sep 06 2006 : 09:51:55 AM
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Thanks for posting this recipe, I'm going to give it a try for this weekend! Libbie and I are on the same page... as I was reading it I thought whipped cream and raspberries too!
with a happy heart |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wendy
Utah
USA
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
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Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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Posted - Sep 09 2006 : 7:04:51 PM
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Sunshine! It looks SOOoooo tasty! I almost want to eat the photo - the doily is lovely, too. Great presentation!
XOXO, Libbie
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wendy
Utah
USA
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Sep 10 2006 : 11:59:44 AM
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Sunshine! Your cake looks beautiful!! ( Or should I say "looked" ) Glad it was such a success!!
Karin |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Sep 10 2006 : 2:28:56 PM
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Good job Sunshine!! It really looks good, nice job of showing it off, and since it was all eaten good job on the baking.
NANCY JO |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wendy
Utah
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Brew Crew
True Blue Farmgirl
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Molly
Arizona
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Posted - Aug 10 2007 : 12:39:58 PM
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Sounds delicious! I am always looking for recipes with very little flour in them (food intolerance) that I can substitute another ingredient with. This one sounds like a winner! I am firing up my oven as we speak!
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Cheryl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Cheryl
Magalia
CA
USA
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Posted - Aug 10 2007 : 1:21:22 PM
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Sunshine, Thanks for bumping this up. It sounds wonderful. I will of course add the whipped cream!
Cheryl |
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Brew Crew
True Blue Farmgirl
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Molly
Arizona
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Posted - Aug 10 2007 : 7:14:28 PM
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Well, my first attempt didn't turn out as lovely as the one you had pictured, but it is sure yummy! Great recipe! Thanks for sharing-- it's half gone already. I don't think it will survive to see tomorrow!
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wendy
Utah
USA
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Aug 11 2007 : 12:46:35 AM
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Nasty good cake? That might possibly beat my nephew's "ghetto" chocolate cake!! I am making one this afternoon for dessert tomorrow. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Karin
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mima
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Aug 11 2007 : 07:41:42 AM
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| Oh yum!!! Can't wait to try the recipe! Thanks Karin! |
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countrygirl
Farmgirl in Training
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Brenda
Western Mountains
Maine
USA
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