Queen of Sheba Flourless Chocolate Gateau with a Brandy Icing

Name: Queen of Sheba Flourless Chocolate Gateau with a Brandy Icing
Cuisine: Israeli
Ingredients: 175 g (6 oz) butter or margarine; 175 g (6 oz) sugar; 6 large eggs, separated; 75g (3 oz) potato flour plus 1 teaspoon baking powder; 75g (3 oz) potato flour plus 1 teaspoon baking powder; pinch of sea salt; icing sugar (optional); 50 g (2 oz) unsalted butter or margarine; 50 g (2 oz) unsalted butter or margarine; 125 g (4 oz) plain chocolate, broken into pieces; 1 tablespoon brandy

Preparation info

Makes
10-12
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mother and Daughter Jewish Cooking

By Evelyn Rose and Judi Rose

Published 2000

About

Wonderfully moist and tender. Many people consider this the best chocolate cake ever! For a Passover version, use Passover brandy and baking powder.

Ingredients

175 g (6 oz) butter or margarine
175 g (6

Asia
Israel
Dessert
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Grease the inner sides of a 24 cm (9½ in) round loose-bottomed or springform cake tin and line the base with a circle of baking parchment.

In a sturdy 20 cm (8 in) saucepan, melt the butter or margarine, then add the sugar and broken-up