Basque Chocolate Cake

Name: Basque Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 170 g/6 oz/¾cup (¾ sticks) unsalted butter, diced, plus extra for greasing; 150 g/5½ oz/scant 1 cup bittersweet or dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken into pieces; 150 g/5½ oz/scant 1 cup bittersweet or dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken into pieces; 3 large eggs; 150 g/5½ oz/¾cup granulated sugar; 45 g/1¾ oz/¾ cup plain flour, plus extra for dusting; 220 g/8 oz/¾ cup black cherry jam (preserves); crème fraîche

Preparation info

Serves:
6-8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 5

Appears in

Babka, Boulou, & Blintzes

By Michael Leventhal

Published 2021

About

This unique combination of chocolate and cherries directs our taste buds to the flavours of the Basque area of Bayonne, France, where Jews, exiled from Spain, are said to have initiated chocolate-making in France.

Ingredients

170 g/6 oz/¾cup (¾ sticks) unsalted butter, d

Europe
Asia
Israel
France
Bayonne
Cake
Vegetarian
Jewish

Method

Preheat the oven to 190°C/170°C fan/375°F/Gas Mark 5. Lightly butter and flour a 23cm/9in round cake tin.
Place a large heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water, ensuring the bottom of the bowl doesn’t touch the water. Add the butter and chocolate