Chocolatherapy

Serves 8-10:

187 g butter
187 g sugar
187 g chocolate
70 g cornstarch
5 eggs

Pre-heat the oven to 180ºC.
Grease a pan (23 cms diameter) and line with parchment paper.
Melt gently together in a double boiler butter and chocolate.
Whisk the egg yolks with sugar until creamy.
Add chocolate, cornstarch and the whipped egg whites.
Bake for 50 minutes.
Let it cool down.

Frosting:
200 g chocolate
4 tbsp water
30 g butter
100 g icing sugar

Melt chocolate in a bain marie.
Add sugar, water and butter stirring gently.

9 Responses to “Chocolatherapy”

1. The Konosur em 28 August, 2008

   You’re a disallowed from posting chocolate cake recipes. I get fat just looking at them.

2. Jo. em 29 August, 2008

   OMG, Your chocolate cake looks so great, chocolately, moist. Pure heaven on earth.

3. amritac em 29 August, 2008

   I love the fact that the recipe calls for cornflour! Looks decadent.

   p.s.:- as for the “foam” …its technically not “foam” really…just an egg white whipped to stiff peaks with granulated sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice and whipping cream! should be served immediately though.

   i just thought “foam” would sound fancy! Ha!

4. Alexa em 29 August, 2008

   Lovely.Lovely. Lovely. This looks like a great recipe and the picture is beautiful.

5. Deborah em 29 August, 2008

   Delicious!

6. Megan. em 29 August, 2008

   simple chocolate cake. is there anything better? i think not.

7. bakingforthecure em 30 August, 2008

   I think that there is nothing better than a thick layer of chocolate frosting! your cake really looks great, I must try making it!

8. chiff0nade em 31 August, 2008

   And just exactly WHAT makes this cake “classical”?

   Louise (“therealchiffonade”
   Senior Adviser, SeriousEats website

9. dessert girl em 6 September, 2008

   That looks wonderful! Is there anything better than a great chocolate cake?

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