Dark Chocolate Cake Rounds

Name: Dark Chocolate Cake Rounds
Ingredients: 5 ounces (140 g) granulated sugar; 8 eggs, separated; 1½ ounces (40 g) bread flour, sifted; 7 ounces (200 g) sweet dark chocolate, melted

Preparation info

1
sheet in diameter

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Advanced Professional Pastry Chef

By Bo Friberg

Published 2003

About

Ingredients

8 eggs, separated
5 ounces (140 g) granulated sugar
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Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Beat the egg yolks with half of the sugar until light and fluffy. Set aside.
Whip the egg whites to a foam. Gradually add the remaining sugar and whip to soft peaks.
Combine the melted chocolate with the egg yolk mixture. Carefully fold in the egg whites and the flour. Spread the batter to a rectangle measuring 12 × 16 inches (30 × 40 cm) on a sheet o