This is a classic recipe from Julia Child. A rich delicious chocolate cake that does not need frosting. I watched her make this one on her show and she made it look so simple, as she often does. However, there are many steps and it can be a little tricky with the water baths but worth the effort and a great treat for the holidays.
Ingredients;
- 6 whole eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 pound of chocolate (14 oz semi-sweet, 2 oz unsweetened)
- 1/4 cup dark Jamaican rum
- 1/4 cup strong coffee
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream (chilled)
- 1 TBS vanilla
Directions;
Butter and flour a 10 cup cake pan, have a piece of wax paper buttered as well and place on bottom of cake pan.
Whip eggs and sugar.
Melt chocolate, rum, and coffee in water bath and add vanilla to chocolate mixture.
Whip heavy cream into soft whip cream.
Fold chocolate into beaten eggs and sugar then fold whip cream into mixture, pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees in water bath for 1 hour. Leave in pan of water, oven off for 30 minutes.
Remove carefully from pan and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Chez Starz 