Simple Way to Make Perfect My ‘Gateau Au Chocolat’

My ‘Gateau Au Chocolat’.

You can have My ‘Gateau Au Chocolat’ using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of My ‘Gateau Au Chocolat’

1. You need 100 g of Dark Chocolate *broken into small pieces.
2. You need 60 g of Butter *chopped.
3. Prepare 3 of Egg Yolks.
4. Prepare 2 tablespoons of Caster Sugar *for Egg Yolks.
5. It's 3 of Egg Whites.
6. Prepare 2 tablespoons of Caster Sugar *for Egg Whites.
7. It's 2 tablespoons of Plain Flour.
8. You need 2-3 teaspoons of Rum, Brandy, Cointreau, OR Grand Marnier.
9. You need of Extra Butter for greasing.
10. It's of Icing Sugar for dusting.

My ‘Gateau Au Chocolat’ step by step

1. Preheat the oven to 180C. Line the bottom and sides of a cake tin with baking paper, or butter and flour..
2. Place Dark Chocolate and Butter in a heat-proof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir until melted and smooth, then remove from heat. *Alternatively, heat in the microwave for 30-40 seconds and stir. Heat extra time as required..
3. Using an electric mixer, beat the Egg Whites and Caster Sugar until stiff peaks form. In a separate bowl, using the same mixer, beat Egg Yolks and Caster Sugar for a few minutes or until thick and pale colour..
4. Add the Egg Yolk mixture and liqueur into the chocolate mixture and stir to combine. Sift in the Flour, mixing gently. Then fold in a half of the Egg Whites mixture, then add the other half and gently combine..
5. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth surface. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until cake is cooked through. Take it out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Then dust with icing sugar..