GATEAU ST. JAMES

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Make and share this Gateau St. James recipe from Food.com.

Provided by spatchcock

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 6

8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
8 ounces almonds, blanched
8 ounces unsalted butter
8 ounces sugar
5 eggs, separated
cocoa powder

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Spray 10-inch springform pan and line bottom with parchment round.
  • Spray again and dust with cocoa powder.
  • Grind chocolate and almonds in food processor until fine.
  • Cream butter and sugar.
  • Add yolks one at a time, beating well.
  • Add chocolate/almond mixture and blend well.
  • Beat whites to soft peaks.
  • Mix 1/3 of whites into chocolate mixture to lighten (it will be stiff).
  • Fold remaining whites into chocolate mixture.
  • Bake until tests done, about 30 minutes.
  • Cool.
  • Unmold upside down on to platter.

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