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Ingredients
| bittersweet baking chocolate squares: 8 oz (chopped) |
| blanched almonds: 8 oz |
| unsalted butter: 8 oz |
| granulated sugar: 8 oz |
| eggs: 5 (separated) |
| unsweetened cocoa powder |
Gateau St. James
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User rating:
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Prep Time
20 min -
Cook Time
30 min -
Servings
1 serving(s)
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- 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.