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Chocolate Cake with Fleur de Sel Recipe
 
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Chocolate Cake with Fleur de Sel
Flavors of Brittany
Total time: 30 to 60 minutes

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Baking time: 30 minutes
 

 
Difficulty: Easy
Chef's Note

Serve thick slices of the cake at room temperature with crème anglaise.

Ingredients
For 1 cake

- 200 g (7 oz.) chocolate
- 1 knob of unsalted butter
- 2 pinches of fleur de sel
- 150 g (3/4 cup) sugar
- 4 eggs
- 100 g (1 cup) flour
Method
  1. Slowly melt the chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave.
  2. Add the butter and fleur de sel.
  3. In a bowl, whisk the eggs with the sugar until very light and pale.
  4. Gradually incorporate the flour, then the chocolate/butter/salt mixture.
  5. Pour into a buttered and floured loaf pan.
  6. Bake in a preheated 180° C (350° F) oven for about 30 minutes, checking occasionally. If overcooked, the cake will be dry.
 
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