Gâteau Royale

Name: Gâteau Royale
Yield: Serves 10–12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, cut into pieces; 2 ounces sweet butter, cut into pieces; 3 large eggs, separated; ¾ cup sugar; 4–5 ounces almond paste; ½ cup raspberry or apricot preserved; ⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar; ¾ cup (3 ounces) sifted cake flour; Bittersweet Chocolate Glaze

Preparation info

Serves
10–12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cocolat

By Alice Medrich

Published 1990

About

Our Cocolat customers think this chocolate cake, with red raspberry preserves and a fine layer of almond paste, is even moister and more delicious than the much-touted Sacher Torte! What can I say?

Ingredients

5 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, cut into pieces
2 ounces sweet butter, cut into pieces

Americas
United States
Cake
Dessert
Microwave
Vegetarian
Chocolate

Method

Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottom of 9 × 2-inch round cake pan with a circle of parchment or waxed paper.
Melt together chocolate, butter, and 3 tablespoons water in a barely simmering water bath over low heat, stirring occasionally until smooth. Remov