Marie-Claude’s Chocolate Cake with Fleur de Sel

I’ve mentioned my friend Marie-Claude Gracia in introductions to several other recipes. As you can see I am a huge fan and couldn’t resist adding one more. This cake may remind you of a particularly good brownie, but the addition of fleur de sel turns it into something quite unusual and wonderful.

The first time I tasted coarse flakes of sea salt sprinkled over a chocolate cake, I was astounded how good it was. The mild sea salt flavor played against the sweetness and brought out th