French Chocolate Cake
Recipe
- Title:
- French Chocolate Cake
- Categories:
- Chocolate, French, Cakes/choc.
- Yield:
- 10 servings
Ingredients
- 7 oz Semisweet chocolate
- 1 c Flour
- 14 tb Butter or margarine
- 1/3 c Hazelnuts, coarsely chopped
- 4
- Eggs
- 1 ts Baking powder
- 3/4 c Sugar
Directions
- Makes about 10 servings
Directions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Grease a springform pan with detachable bottom that has a diameter of about 9 1/2 inches.
Directions
- Melt cooking chocolate and butter in a thick-bottomed pot over low heat.
- Beat eggs and sugar until light and airy.
- Carefully stir the somewhat cooled chocolate mixture into egg mixture.
Directions
- Blend flour, nuts, and baking powder together, and fold carefully into batter.
- It's important to fold it in gently.
Directions
- Pour batter into pan and bake in the oven for about 15 minutes.
- The cake should not become firm.
- The "unbaked" batter tastes like a delicious filling.
Directions
- You may garnish cooled cake with a bit of grated chocolate and a ring of whipped topping.
Directions
- From Whitman's Chocolate Cookbook ISBN 0-517-64157-7
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