Thursday, 27 January 2011

Chocolate Fondant Cake

Karma is a scary word.  The last 24 hours I have been singing, humming and dancing on the street. A certain song from a certain teen pop sensation I sometimes make fun of is stuck in my head.  A song that should only be listened by a thirteen year old, not a respectable twenty-three year old adult like me.

I won't name neither the song nor the artist to save a little dignity I still want to preserve.  To be fair, I am listening to a cover version of the song by a guy who made it really cool on youtube.

One thing I am not ashamed of is this chocolate fondant cake.  This is so good, I have to stop myself from having another piece as I plan to bring some to the office tomorrow to celebrate Friday.  Apparently I also have issues with self-control.


Chocolate Fondant Cake
Recipe by Stéphane Reynaud

250 g good quality dark chocolate
250 g butter
4 eggs, separated
100 g sugar
100 g ground almonds
1 tablespoon cornflour

Preheat the oven to 160 C.  Melt the chocolate with the butter in a double-boiler.  Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks.  Whisk the yolks with the sugar until they become pale and frothy.  Add the chocolate mixture, ground almonds and cornflour.  Gently fold in the egg whites using a spatula.  Butter and flour a tin.  Pour in the chocolate mixture, cook in the oven for 10 - 15 minutes.  The texture of the cake depends on the cooking time.

Fondant cake should be stay very soft in the middle.  Served warm, it's best eaten with a spoon.  Served cold, you can cut the cake into slices (the chocolate and butter will have solidified).
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18 comments:

  1. Unknown27 January 2011 at 20:59

    Shame on you... but this cake makes up for it!

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  2. ann27 January 2011 at 21:18

    True confessions and a wonderful cake!

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  3. Unknown27 January 2011 at 21:20

    Those god damn blasted pesky catchy pop songs... I've been singing A Whole New World from Aladdin all day... lord knows why. However your chocolate cake really looks heavenly. I love cake made with ground almonds. It's so light and fluffy. Thanks for the recipe x

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  4. Roxan27 January 2011 at 23:15

    Hey, will you send me some?! ;] I love that there's dark chocolate and almonds in here, two of my favorite things!

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  5. Kimberly Peterson28 January 2011 at 00:15

    IT WAS TOTALLY JUSTIN BIEBER WASN'T IT!! Hahahahahahah sorry can't help myself :p

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  6. Nancy 28 January 2011 at 01:09

    Can never have enough chocolate, I'm loving this cake. We won't ask you who that certain teen singer is ;)

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  7. Mr. P28 January 2011 at 08:20

    Um, whatever, I'm going to ask him!
    Who was it? It's OK. I'm older than you, and I can tell you that if a song is a good one, it doesn't matter who sings it. Now tell.

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  8. Unknown28 January 2011 at 13:24

    I might have an idea of who's song you are singing and I'll just pretend you didn't even mention the subject :)
    The cake looks incredible... actually, go ahead and sing any song you want, just pass the pan!!!

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  9. Barbara28 January 2011 at 21:23

    We must be on the same wave length this week! But yours has almond flour...yum.
    You would't believe who I listen to on my shuffle while I'm cooking. :)

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  10. Reeni29 January 2011 at 02:55

    These is insanely addicting and delicious looking! Your co-workers are very lucky!

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  11. Aaron John29 January 2011 at 05:55

    Ahhhh! I want to know what song it is. Maybe it's obvious but I'm kind of slow.... haha. Anywho, just the thought of almonds and dark chocolate sounds soooo good!! Yum!

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  12. Mary Bergfeld29 January 2011 at 17:12

    The cake looks wonderful. I'm glad you didn't share the song with us. I still have a constant refrain of Jingle Bells running through my head. I want to be real careful about what I use to replace it :-). Have a wonderful weekend. Blessings...MAry

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  13. Drick30 January 2011 at 17:49

    yum a gooey cake, my favorite - the cornflour intrigues me though, it is your version of corn starch right?

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  14. druidaccountforsale31 January 2011 at 04:21

    You're not alone in that kind of dilemma.LOL. As long your having and hurting nobody who cares, thats what I do most of the time.

    The cake surely looks delish. A warm and fluffy serving would bring me to addiction.Yum yum.

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  15. the good soup2 February 2011 at 07:20

    This is a very similar cake to one Jill Dupleix writes about in practically all her books. SOOOO good. particularly with a little espresso coffee mixed in. Or some raspberries...

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  16. Unknown2 February 2011 at 18:30

    Thank you for the comments everyone. I'm still not going to name anything unless bribed with food. :)

    Drick: I think it's the same thing. We just call it differently here.

    Angela: ooh... espresso will be nice. I have to give it a try.

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  17. Magic of Spice2 February 2011 at 21:34

    I hate it when a song I don't even like gets stuck in my head...And my 14 yr old niece lives with me so it's been frequent, lol
    The cake looks extra chocolaty and delicious :)

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  18. Unknown2 February 2011 at 21:38

    That's how I felt the first time I started tapping my foot along with Miley Cyrus's Party in the USA at a Target. It made me SO angry! Haha! What can you do??

    This cake looks amazing! Dense and decadent and just oh so yummy!

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