Name: French Chocolate Cake
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 150g of sugar (set 3 tbsp aside); 275g of milk chocolate, chopped; 175g butter, cut into cubes; 2 tsp of vanilla extract; 5 eggs, separated; 40g (5 tbsp) of flour; pinch of salt; icing sugar, for decoration

One of my best chocolate cakes ever; the French chocolate cake. It’s not healthy, but it feels good when you eat it! It is so rich in chocolate and melts in mouth like a warm hug.

RECIPE

Whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt until soft peaks form.
Add the 3 tbsp of sugar to the eggs whites and whisk until it becomes stiff and shiny.
Set the meringue aside.
Put the chocolate, the butter and sugar in a pan and cook over low heat until melted.
Add vanilla extract to the chocolate mixture and leave to cool.
Beat the egg yolks, one at a time, into the chocolate.
Add the flour to the mixture.
Add gradually the meringue to the chocolate mixture. Try to fold it into the mixture.
Butter a 23cm round tin or cover the bottom and the edges with baking paper (I used a springform tin (cheesecake tin)) then pour the cake mixture in it.
Bake in a preheated oven at 160°C for 40 to 45 minutes.
When ready, try to unmold carefully and let it cool on a wire rack, then decorate with icing sugar on top.

RECIPE

ENJOY YOUR HOMEMADE TREAT!