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Gateau St. James




Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients




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


Recipe



Preheat oven to 350.
Spray 10-inch springform pan and line bottom with parchment round.
Spray again and dust with cocoa powder.
Grind chocolate and almonds in food processor until fine.
Cream butter and sugar.
Add yolks one at a time, beating well.
Add chocolate/almond mixture and blend well.
Beat whites to soft peaks.
Mix 1/3 of whites into chocolate mixture to lighten (it will be stiff).
Fold remaining whites into chocolate mixture.
Bake until tests done, about 30 minutes.
Cool.
Unmold upside down on to platter.