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Gâteau Au Chocolat Recipe

Name: Maison Lacour French Restaurants Gâteau Au Chocolat Recipe
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1.5 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cups granulated sugar; 0.75 cups unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 tsp baking powder; 0.5 tsp baking soda; 0.5 tsp salt; 2 large eggs; 1 cups whole milk; 0.5 cups vegetable oil; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 cups boiling water; 1 cups heavy whipping cream; 2 tbs powdered sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract

Inspired by Maison Lacour French Restaurant

Time1h

Serves8

Rich chocolate cake topped with whipped cream

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Ingredients

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Cake Ingredients

1 1/2 cups 00 bread flour

1 cups granulated sugar

3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tsp Baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp Celtic sea salt

2 large Eggs

1 cups whole milk

1/2 cups Tuscany sunflower oil

2 tsp Watkins vanilla extract

1 cups boiling water

Whipped Cream Topping

1 cups heavy whipping cream

2 tbs powdered sugar

1 tsp Watkins vanilla extract

Method

Cake Preparation

Preheat the Oven

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.

Mix Dry Ingredients

In a large bowl, sift together the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Combine Wet Ingredients

In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract until well combined.

Combine Mixtures

Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined. Stir in the boiling water until the batter is smooth (the batter will be thin).

Bake the Cake

Pour the batter evenly into the prepared cake pans. Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Cool the Cakes

Once baked, remove the cakes from the oven and allow them to cool in the pans for 10 minutes. Then, turn them out onto wire racks to cool completely.

Whipped Cream Preparation

Prepare the Whipped Cream

In a mixing bowl, add the heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract.

Whip the Cream

Using an electric mixer, whip the cream on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form.

Assembly

Assemble the Cake

Place one cake layer on a serving plate. Spread a layer of whipped cream on top. Place the second cake layer on top and cover the entire cake with the remaining whipped cream.

Serve

Slice the Gâteau au Chocolat and serve immediately, or refrigerate until ready to serve.