Very Rich! Gateau au Chocolat for Adults - favorite chocolate

Method

• Coat the mold with butter and sprinkle with flour or line with parchment paper.
• Put the finely-chopped chocolate and butter into a bowl to melt in a double boiler.
• When the chocolate has melted completely, add the brandy or rum to mix in.
• Put the egg yolk and sugar into a bowl.
• Whisk well until white and thick.
• Prepare another bowl to whisk the heavy cream until the mixture forms peaks.
• Put it into Step 4's bowl to mix in.
• Add the melted chocolate.
• Mix with a whisk.
• Sift the cocoa powder and stir up from the bottom like cutting with a spatula.
• Preheat the oven to 160C.
• Prepare another bowl to make a meringue.
• Put the egg white and granulated sugar, whisk well until the mixture forms peaks.
• Add the meringue into Step 7's bowl.
• Mix everything well with a spatula.
• Pour the batter into the mold.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes at 160C.
• Check with a skewer and when it comes out clean and it's done.
• Just after baking, brush with brandy or rum using a pastry brush to give it an adult flavor.
• When the cake has cooled, wrap it with plastic wrap to leave for 1-2 days.
• The flavours should have soaked in and softened the cake by now.
• (Keep it in the fridge during the summer)
• Just before serving, sprinkle with caster sugar.
• It looks nice.