Valrhona Chocolate Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 F.
• Butter and flour six 6-oz custard cups.
• Mix
• chocolate and butter in metal bowl.
• Set over saucepan of simmering water; stir until smooth.
• Cool slightly.
• Using electric mixer, beat eggs, yolks and sugar in bowl until pale and thick, about 10 minutes.
• Reduce speed; gradually beat in flour.
• Add chocolate mixture and continue to beat until thick and glossy, about 5 minutes.
• Divide among prepared cups.
• Bake until cake is set around edges but center moves slightly when cup is moved, about 12 minutes.
• Cool slightly.
• Run sharp knife around edge of cups.
• Turn out onto plates.
• One of France's finest chocolate makers inspired this dessert, which is baked until cake like at the edges but still soft in the middle. When the center is cut, it runs out to create a sauce. *** (preferably Valrhona) Serve warm with ice cream.

Steps:

• In a bowl macerate cherries in brandy, stirring occasionally, 2 hours, or until brandy is almost absorbed.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.. Line bottom of a buttered 10-by-2 inch round cake pan with wax paper or parchment paper and butter paper.
• In a double boiler or in a metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water melt chocolate and butter, stirring occasionally. Remove top of double boiler or bowl from heat and cool mixture.
• In a bowl with an electric mixer beat yolks and 1/2 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add chocolate mixture and stir until combined. Fold in cocoa powder until combined well (be careful not to overmix).
• In another bowl with cleaned beaters beat whites until they hold soft peaks and beat in remaining sugar in a slow stream, beating until meringue just holds stiff peaks. Stir about one fourth meringue into chocolate mixture to lighten and fold in remaining meringue gently but thoroughly. Fold in cherries.
• Transfer batter to pan, smoothing top, and bake cake in middle of over 40 minutes, or until center is just set. Cool cake in pan on a rack 15 minutes. Run a thin knife around edge of pan an invert cake onto rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Butter and flour 6 6-ounce custard cups.
• Place the chocolate and butter in a metal bowl, and set it over a pan of simmering water. Stir until melted and smooth. Cool slightly.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the eggs, yolks and sugar until they are pale and thick, about 10 minutes. Reduce the speed, and gradually mix in the flour.
• Add the chocolate mixture to the flour mixture, and continue to beat until thick and glossy, about 5 minutes.
• Divide among the prepared cups. Bake until the cake is set around the edges but the center moves slightly when the cup is moved, about 12 minutes. Cool slightly.
• Run a sharp knife around the edges of the cups. Turn out onto plates, and serve warm with ice cream.

Steps:

• For the Home made Brioche:.
• For Brioche: Sprinkle yeast over milk in large mixing bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Combine flour, sugar and salt, beat in alternately with eggs and blend until dough is very smooth and elastic. (For best results, use standard mixer with a paddle attachment, mixing for approximately 10-15 minutes total.) Beat in butter, a tablespoon at a time, until well incorporated (dough will be very soft and sticky); continue to mix for 3 minutes more. Remove dough from bowl and shape into a ball.
• Transfer to a large buttered bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, approximately 2 hours. Punch down, reshape into a ball, cover and refrigerate overnight.
• After refrigeration, preheat oven to 375 degrees. Turn dough out onto lightly floured board; quickly form into loaf shape. Place dough in buttered 8x4-inch loaf pan; let stand at room temperature 20 to 30 minutes, or until dough just begins to soften (dough will rise slightly).
• Transfer dough to oven, lower the temperature to 350 degrees and bake until golden brown and loaf sounds hollow when tapped, about 50 minutes. Let cool for several minutes, unmold while still warm and transfer to a wire rack to cool to room temperature.
• Prepare the chocolate sauce:.
• Break up the chocolate and place the pieces along with 1/4 cup of the water in a saucepan. Place over low heat and slowly melt the chocolate, stirring occasionally.
• When the chocolate is melted and smooth, stir in the butter piece by piece.
• Stir in the rest of the water and bring the sauce to a boil, stirring constantly. Keep over very low heat while you finish the French toast. (The sauce may be made ahead. Reheat gently in a double boiler.).
• For the French Toast:.
• Place a cake rack over your sink.
• In a small bowl, stir the cinnamon and sugar together.
• Place the brioche in one layer in a baking dish or other shallow dish and pour warm milk over them.
• After about 1 minute turn them over and soak for another minute. Remove them to the cake rack to drain.
• Preheat the oven to warm and place 6 plates or soup plates in the oven to warm.
• Beat the eggs together in a shallow dish.
• Place a frying pan over moderate heat and melt some butter in it. Quickly dip the brioche, first one side then the other.
• Place in the frying pan and brown on both sides. Remove, place on a cutting board and sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar and Cocoa Powder. Repeat with remaining french toast/Brioche.
• Cut the brioche into 6 pieces.
• To serve:.
• Place 5 pieces of brioche on each plate and drizzle with the chocolate sauce.
• Cover with sliced large, ripe juicy strawberries and Pistachios (optional) and sprinkle lightly with confectioners sugar.
• INHALE!