Best 9 Chocolate Gateaux Recipes

RECIPES

Steps:

• Step 1:Chop the almonds and roast them in a preheated oven at 160°C (fan 140°C gas mark 3) until nice and golden.Step 2:Raise the temp of the oven to 180°C (fan 160°C, gas mark 4).Step 3:In a bowl mix the muscovado sugar and the eggs. Set aside.Step 4:Melt the chocolate and then incorporate the butter, and mix until smooth. Add to the egg mixture.Step 5:Sift in the flour and fold in the almonds. Divide the mixture into 2 x 16cm square tins then bake for 15 minutes. Leave to cool down.Step 6:Pour the whisky over the raisins and leave to plump.Step 7:For the white chocolate ganache: Heat 125 ml of the cream in a saucepan with the vanilla pod until just simmering. Melt the white chocolate. Add the hot cream to the chocolate in 2 stages and mix using a rubber spatula. When smooth and glossy whisk in the remaining cream. Leave to set in the fridge for 2 hours. When needed whisk it at medium speed until you get a nice soft peak consistency.Step 8:To make the chocolate Chantilly cream: Whisk 400ml of cold cream until it forms soft peaks. Melt the dark chocolate and then slowly mix the chocolate into the hot cream until nice and glossy. When the mixture is around 40°C temp fold in the 200 ml chilled whipped cream in stages and mix until it becomes a smooth mousse consistency.Step 9:To assemble the gateau; Spoon the chocolate Chantilly cream into a piping bag. Use some of this to secure the first layer of sponge to your cake board or stand, then pipe the cream in rows along the sponge. Cover with the whisky soaked raisins, then pipe a little more cream on top to help secure the top layer of sponge.Step 10:Place the next layer of sponge onto the cake. Then spoon the white chocolate ganache into a piping bag and pipe 'bulbs' onto the top of the cake, alternating with the remaining dark chocolate Chantilly cream, covering the top of the sponge.Step 11:For a professional finish use white chocolate curls and dark chocolate puff balls to decorate the gateau, then finish with copper flakes.

BLACK FOREST GATEAU

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line the base of 3 x 20cm cake tins. Boil the kettle. Put the butter and 75g chocolate broken into chunks in a small pan and gently heat, stirring, until completely melted.
• Mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa and bicarbonate of soda with a pinch of salt in a mixing bowl. Whisk the eggs and buttermilk or yogurt together. Scrape the melted chocolate mixture and egg mixture into the dry ingredients, add 100ml boiling water and whizz briefly with an electric whisk until the cake batter is lump free.
• Divide the mixture between the tins and bake for 25 mins, swapping the tins round after 20 mins if they're on different shelves. To test they're done, push in a skewer and check that it comes out clean.
• Prick the cakes a few times with a skewer. Mix together the 2 tbsp reserved cherry juice and the kirsch (or more juice) and drizzle over the cakes. Cool the cakes.
• Mix together the remaining drained cherries and jam. Tip 200ml of the cream into a small pan and heat until just below simmering point. Chop the remaining chocolate and put in a heatproof bowl, pour over the hot cream and stir until melted. Set aside until spreadable.
• When the cakes are cool whisk the remaining cream and the icing sugar together until softly whipped. Spread over two of the cakes, then spoon over the jammy cherries. Stack the cakes together. Spread the chocolate cream over the third cake and sit on top of the other cakes. Pile the fresh cherries in and around the cake and serve

WARM CHOCOLATE GATEAUX TOPPED WITH SOUR CREAM QUENELLE AND RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Oil 6 individual cake tins (each about 4 1/2 inches in diameter) and dust with flour.
• In the large bowl of an electric mixer, combine flour sugar and salt, mixing evenly. Cream in butter at low speed, until evenly combined. Then add eggs and egg yolks and melted chocolate until well combined. Increase speed to high and beat for 2 minutes.
• Fill each cake tin half full then place 3 cherry kisses in the center of the surface of the poured batter. Then cover the kisses with the remaining batter to a level of 2/3's full.
• Bake until the surface of the cake springs back when touched, approximately 35 minutes.
• Make the topping while the cake is in the oven. Mix the sour cream, lime juice, and the Kirsch in a small mixing bowl. Sift in the confectioners' sugar gradually, mixing after each addition to keep smooth.
• Remove cake from oven and let cool in pans for 10 minutes. Then remove from pans to serving dish and top with sour cream/sugar topping mixture (spooned in a quenelle shape), a teaspoon of raspberry sauce, and a raspberry paired with a mint leaf. Serve warm.

RICH FRENCH CHOCOLATE GâTEAU RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Lightly butter a 9-inch springform pan and set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, melt the chocolate and butter over the lowest heat, do not rush this process, melting the chocolate too quickly will cause it to "shock" into a hard lump.
• Mix in the cocoa powder and espresso powders until smooth and set aside for a few minutes to cool.
• While the chocolate is cooling, whisk together the eggs, sugar, and flour until they are completely combined and foamy.
• Fold the egg mixture into the chocolate until the color is uniform and pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Place into the center of the preheated oven and bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick pulls out moist crumbs when inserted near the center of the torte. If the pick is sticky, then cook for a little longer.
• Allow the cake to cool in the pan on a rack for 15 minutes. Run a knife or inverted spatula along the edges of the gâteau and loosen the sides of the pan. Cool for 5 minutes and remove the sides of the pan. Invert the cake onto a cake platter and cool completely before serving decorated as you wish.

GATEAU AU CHOCOLAT

Steps:

• Put the chocolate chips and the butter in a bowl.
• Heat for 1 minute in the microwave on high.
• Stir the chocolate mixture until smooth.
• Mix the flour and sugar with the chocolate mixture and the 3 eggs together.
• Put in a greased 9" round pan or mini muffin pan and cook for 10-15 minutes at 400.
• Remove the cake or mini-muffins and cool.
• Bon appetit!

CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT GATEAU

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg yolks, melted chocolate and vanilla. Combine the flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Stir in the hazelnuts., In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; carefully fold into batter. Spread into a greased 9-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; remove sides of pan. Cool completely., In a saucepan, bring the butter, corn syrup and water to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat. Add the chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Cool to room temperature. Spread over top and sides of cake. Garnish with almonds and mint.

CHOCOLATE GATEAUX

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line fourteen 1/2-cup muffin cups with foil baking cups and lightly spray foil with cooking spray.
• Make cakes:
• Chop chocolate. In a double boiler or in a metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water melt chocolate, stirring occasionally. Remove top of double boiler or bowl from heat. In a deep narrow bowl with an electric mixer beat eggs until thick, pale, and doubled in volume (10 to 15 minutes with a hand-held mixer and about 5 minutes with a standing electric mixer). Fold eggs into chocolate gently but thoroughly. In another bowl with cleaned beaters beat cream until it forms soft peaks and beat in Amaretto until just combined. Fold cream mixture into chocolate mixture until just combined.
• Fill each baking cup with batter. Put muffin cups in 2 large baking pans and add enough hot water to pans to reach halfway up sides of muffin cups. Bake cakes in upper and lower thirds of oven 15 minutes, or until they are risen and just firm (do not overbake). Remove pans from oven and cool cakes in muffin cups in water baths. Remove muffin cups from baths. Chill cakes in muffin cups 30 minutes and freeze, covered, 1 hour.
• Make topping while freezing cakes:
• Chop chocolate. In a small saucepan bring cream to a boil. Remove pan from heat and add chocolate. Let mixture stand, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted and ganache is smooth.
• Set a large rack over a shallow baking pan. Carefully remove cakes from muffin cups and peel foil from frozen cakes, arranging cakes upside down on rack. Spoon ganache over cakes, letting excess drip down sides. If necessary, pour excess ganache in baking pan back into saucepan and continue to spoon it over cakes. Chill cakes, uncovered, until firm.
• Serve cakes with ice cream and/or coulis.

MINI CHOCOLATE GATEAUX

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to gas 4, 180C, fan 160°C Grease and line a 20cm round tin. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gradually beat in 50g sugar until glossy.
• In a separate bowl, beat the yolks with the remaining sugar until thick and creamy. Sift in the flour and 25g cocoa powder, add the egg whites and fold all the ingredients together. Spoon the mixture into the cake tin and bake for 20 minutes. Cool, then remove from the tin.
• Using a pastry cutter, mark out 6 x 6cm rounds in the top of the cake. Press 5 circules around the edge and one in the centre of the cake - keep the outer circles as close to the edge as possible to allow space for the centre circle. Use a sharp knife to cut out the rounds, then put in the freezer for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the icing. Put the cream in a bowl. Sift over the icing sugar and the remaining cocoa powder. Using an electric hand whisk, beat until stiff peaks form.
• Remove the cakes from the freezer and cut through each twice, horizontally, so that you have 3 layers per cake. Fill a piping bag fitted with a small star nozzle with the icing. Sandwich the layers with a piped spiral of filling, then pipe little stars around the edge of the tops. To serve, scatter with the grated chocolate.

CHOCOLATE-CHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare the cake: Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan with olive oil.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the sugar, flour, cocoa powder and baking powder until evenly distributed and no lumps remain. To a separate large bowl, add the 1/2 cup oil, eggs, milk, almond extract and salt and whisk until smooth, at least 30 seconds. Gently whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until the last streak of flour disappears.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and tap gently against the counter to pop excess air bubbles. Bake until a skewer or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool completely in the pan.
• Microwave the cherry preserves in a small bowl in 30-second intervals or in a small saucepan over medium heat until looser and slightly liquidy. Spread the preserves evenly over the cooled cake.
• Make the frosting: In a large bowl, combine the sugar, cocoa powder and salt and pour over the hot water. Either by hand or with an electric mixer, whisk until smooth. Add the heavy cream and continue whisking until billowy soft peaks form. When you turn the whisk upside-down, a peak of cream should flop over slightly like a Santa hat. Spread the frosting over the cake and, if using, garnish with the cherries. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.