Name: Gâteau Madeleine
Total time: 2 h
Yield: Makes: 12–18-portion cake
Ingredients: 60 g / 2 oz plain dessert chocolate; 600 ml / 20 fl oz double cream; 4 tbs water; 230 g / 8 oz plain dessert chocolate; 230 g / 8 oz caster sugar; 4 egg whites

Preparation info

Makes:
12–18
-portion cake

Difficulty
Complex
Ready in
2 hr

Appears in

Cakes

By Geraldene Holt

Published 2011

About

A handsome celebration cake: three layers of crisp meringue sandwiched with chocolate cream and decorated with chocolate shavings or caraque. The meringue layers can be made well ahead and the completed cake can be stored in the freezer overnight. Allow the cake to half defrost before serving – this makes it easier to cut.

Ingredients

Meringue

4 egg whites
230 g / 8 oz caster sugar

Cake
Vegetarian
Microwave

Method

Use a pencil and a plate to draw three 20 cm / 8 in. diameter circles on the paper covering the baking sheets, and put a smear of butter under each corner to hold the paper in place.

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