Double Chocolate Cake

Origine : vin-domaine_guestres
Double Chocolate Cake
  • For : 8 servings
  • Time : 1 h 30
  • Difficulty : easy

Ingredients for Double Chocolate Cake :

  • 150 g coating chocolate
  • 100 g powdered bitter cocoa
  • 200 g butter
  • 7 big eggs
  • 250 g caster sugar (160 + 90)
  • fine salt

Technical stages for Double Chocolate Cake :

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Prepare all the ingredients.

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Seperate the egg yolks.

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cremer the yolks with 160 g sugar.

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Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie with butter.

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Mix well when chocolate is melted.

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Sieve the cocoa on top of the melted chocolate.

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Mix.

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Place the egg whites in a bowl with a pinch fine salt.

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Beat them very firm.

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Add the rest of caster sugar and whisk once again for one minute.

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Pour the chocolate mixture on the creamed egg yolks.

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Mix thoroughly...

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...until you obtain a smooth preparation.

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Delicately add the whites...

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...until you obtain a smooth preparation.

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Pour one third of the batter in a pan and place in the fridge.

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Pour the rest in a slightly greased cake pan.

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Bake in hot oven...

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...at 180°C for 25 minutes.

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When finished, leave to cool to room temperature then remove from the mold.

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Coat the surface of the cake 2 cm high using the rest of the preparation stored in the fridge.

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Place in the fridge for 1 hour.

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Bake 10 minutes at 220°C.

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When finished...

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...remove from the oven and leave to rest 10 mn...

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...before serving.

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