Simple and Rich Gateau au Chocolat

1. 1

   Put all the ingredients marked with in a bowl and warm slightly in the microwave (to 30C).

2. 2

   Melt together by stirring with a whisk.

3. 3

   Once the ingredients have melted, preheat the oven to 170C.

4. 4

   Sift the ingredients marked with into the melted ingredients prepared in Step 1 and mix in well with a whisk.

5. 5

   *Meringue* Using a hand mixer, beat the egg whites into a firm meringue.

6. 6

   The meringue shown in Step 4 was a little too hard, and it's better if it's looser.

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   Add in the meringue in two parts and fold it in so as not to crush the bubbles.

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   To start, put in 1/3 of the meringue and fold in roughly.

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   Add the rest and mix until the mixture becomes fluffy.

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    Mix it so that no lumps remain.

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    Pour the batter in a pan, and drop it lightly 2 or 3 times to get rid of trapped air, then bake it at 170C for 50 minutes.

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    Once the cake has cooled, cover with plastic wrap (or something similar) and put it in the fridge for half a day to a day before eating.

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    Decorate it by dusting it with powdered sugar.

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    The middle is nice and moist.

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    Even though it's light, it's full-bodied and delicious.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.