GATEAU AU CHOCOLATE 
4 eggs
4 bars (4 oz. size) German's sweet cooking chocolate
1/2 c. soft sweet butter
4 tsp. sugar
4 tsp. flour

Lightly grease 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan; line with waxed paper. Separate eggs, placing whites and yolks in large bowls. Let whites warm to room temperature, about 1 hour. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In top of double boiler, melt chocolate over hot, not boiling, water, stirring occasionally. Remove from water. Beat in butter with spoon.

Meanwhile, with portable electric mixer, beat egg whites until stiff; set aside. With same beater, beat yolks until thick and lemon colored. Slowly add sugar, beating constantly. Add flour, beating just until blended. Stir into chocolate mixture. With rubber scraper or wire whisk, gently fold chocolate mixture into beaten egg whites. Turn into prepared pan. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Bake for 25 minutes. Let cool completely in pan on wire rack; cake will settle like a cheesecake. Refrigerate until well chilled, about 4 hours.

To serve: Loosen cake; remove from pan by inverting on serving plate. If desired, decorate with Chocolate Curls. Cut cake into 3/4 inch slices. Makes 16 servings.

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Gateau Au Chocolate
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 Michele (Kentucky) says:
Have made a very similar version but topped mine with an abundant mound of whipped cream and an entire pint of raspberries. Also, consider a flambee of your favorite liqueur or cognac before topping. Absolutely luscious! For easy removal, I bake mine in a spring-form pan.

Hope the variations and suggestion are of interest.

Most of all, since I lost my original recipe, I am chiming in with a huge MERCI BEAUCOUP!

 

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