Gateau St. James

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• 8 ounces almonds, blanched
• 8 ounces unsalted butter
• 8 ounces sugar
• 5 eggs, separated
• cocoa powder

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 spray 10-inch springform pan and line bottom with parchment round.
• 3 spray again and dust with cocoa powder.
• 4 grind chocolate and almonds in food processor until fine.
• 5 cream butter and sugar.
• 6 add yolks one at a time, beating well.
• 7 add chocolate/almond mixture and blend well.
• 8 beat whites to soft peaks.
• 9 mix 1/3 of whites into chocolate mixture to lighten (it will be stiff).
• 10 fold remaining whites into chocolate mixture.
• 11 bake until tests done, about 30 minutes.
• 12 cool.
• 13 unmold upside down on to platter.