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Gooey chocolate cake
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Gooey chocolate cake

12 ingredients Makes 1 x 24cm cake openrecipes
Gooey chocolate cake

Gordon Ramsay serves up a rich and sumptuous, but not heavy, chocolate cake. See how to make it step by step.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

913
Calories
22g
Protein
32g
Fat
133g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 120g dark chocolate , 70% cocoa solids
  • 5 eggs , separated
  • 200g butter , softened, plus extra for greasing
  • 220g caster sugar
  • 90g plain flour , sifted, plus extra for dusting
  • 284ml pot double cream
  • 200g pot half-fat crème fraîche
  • 2 limes or 1 lemon, grated zest only
  • 150g dark chocolate
  • 142ml pot double cream
  • 25g grated chocolate , to serve
  • about 100g chocolate shaved into curls, to serve

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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