Saturday, December 12, 2009

Moelleux au Chocolat


This recipe is so AMAZING! Although I'm not the biggest chocolate lover, I absolutely love this! While living in le Vesinet my friend Lisa and I decided to make a french dessert because our obsession with les tarte aux citron was getting to be quite costly; thus began our baking escapades which began and ended with Moelleux au Chocolate and une tarte du citron.

The chocolate here is not the same. If you plan on making it with Hersheys or even Ghiradelli, don't waste your time. Blah.


roughly 6oz of dark chocolate
4 large eggs
4 TBS flour
about 1/2 c. of almond powder
Butter

Melt the chocolate in little pieces in a double boiler on low heat. Remove from heat and slowly add the egg yolks while mixing really fast. Add 2 TBS of flour and the almond powder.

Beat the egg whites until firm with an electric mixer. Add it to the mixture.

Preheat the oven to 375-400. Pour the mixture in a big dish or individual ramekins. Grease the ramekins with butter and remaining flour. Cook for 10 minutes in the oven.

Remove carefully onto a plate and enjoy!


Source: Cuisine Actuelle

1 comment:

kt said...

This looks amazing! I am definitely making this!

Measurement Conversion

1 quart = 2 pints
1 pint = 2 cups
1 cup = 48 teaspoons
1 cup = 16 Tablespoons
1 Tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
3/4 cup = 12 Tablespoons
2/3 cup = 10 Tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
1/2 cup = 8 Tablespoons
3/8 cup = 6 Tablespoons
1/3 cup = 5 Tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
1/4 cup = 4 Tablespoons
1/6 cup = 2 Tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
1/8 cup = 2 Tablespoons

Oven Baking Temperatures

Degrees Fahrenheit Oven Temperature Degrees Celsius
250 - 300 ......................... 121.11 - 148.89
300 - 325 ......................... 148.89 - 162.78
325 - 350 ......................... 162.78 - 176.67
375 ......................... 190.56
400 - 425 ......................... 204.44 - 218.33
450 + ......................... 232.22 +

U.S. to Metric

U. S. ________________________________Metric
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon = 1/2 ounce = 14.3 grams
2 tablespoons = 1/8 cup = 1 ounce = 28.3 grams
4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup = 2 ounces = 56.7 grams
5 1/3 TBS = 1/3 cup = 2.6 oz = 75.6 grams
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup = 4 ounces = 113.4 grams
12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup = 6 ounces = 170 grams
16 tablespoons = 1 cup = 8 ounces = 226.8 grams
32 tablespoons = 2 cups = 16 ounces = 453.6 grams
64 tablespoons = 4 cups = 32 ounces = 907.2 grams