FRENCH CHOCOLATE CAKE

Fluffy French chocolate cake, moist in texture and topped with a thin crispy crust. My go-to chocolate cake for any occasion.

It was about time I shared it with you. After no less than a few hundreds of recipes on the blog, I had never posted a simple chocolate cake recipe. And by chocolate cake, I mean the kind of chocolate cake I grew up with during my childhood in France. I’m always up for a chocolate cake and I tested many different recipes over the years. But for some reason, I always go back to this one, a classic and easy French chocolate cake.

If you read my previous blog post about my birthday retreat in Grandpa’s cabin, you might recognize the cake I’m talking about today, as it is the one I baked for my birthday! Although we had a very basic kitchen there, I came prepared, making my birthday cake ahead of time and bringing it to the cabin. No way I would have a birthday without a cake!

Ingredients

• 4.4 ounces (125g) baking chocolate of good quality
• 3 Tablespoons milk
• ½ cup (125g) salted or unsalted butter, diced
• ⅔ cup (125g) sugar
• 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs, white and yolks apart
• 1 pinch of salt

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and grease a 9-inch (23 cm) spring form.*
2. In a medium-size saucepan place on low heat, melt the chocolate with the milk. Add the butter and allow to melt, stirring as needed.
3. Turn off the heat, then add the sugar and the yolks, one at a time, stirring between each addition. Sift in the flour and stir well.
4. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the whites with a pinch of salt until soft peaks form. Carefully incorporate to the chocolate mixture in two or three additions.
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