THE chocolate cake recipe from French pastry Chef Pierre Hermé

THE chocolate cake recipe from French pastry Chef Pierre Hermé

This amazing and very simple chocolate recipe comes from Pierre Hermé's book "Rêves de Pâtissier".
  • 250g of dark chocolate with 60% cocoa
  • 250g of butter at room temperature
  • 220g of powdered sugar
  • 200g of eggs
  • 70g of flour
  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F) and grease your mold. Sprinkle a little flour on the bottom of the mold and tilt it in all directions to coat its entire surface with a thin layer of flour.

  2. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave. 

  3. Whip the softened butter with powdered sugar and add the eggs one by one. Weigh the eggs without the shell to get 200g: depending on their size, you will need between 4 and 5.

  4. Add the melted chocolate and whip again.

  5. Gently fold in the flour with a spatula.

  6. Pour the batter into the mold and bake for 30 minutes.

  7. After removing from the oven, let the chocolate cake cool slightly, then unmold it onto a rack.

  8. I love to serve it with a salted caramel butter sauce or vanilla English custard, or a scoop of ice cream and candied pecans. Bon appétit!
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