Recipe Talk

I hope I am on the right track I beleive this is where the recipe is from. It had a lot of chocolate in it and sugar and butter but barely any flour, maybe a half a cup and was baked in a bread pan. Very rich and easy to make but I can't find the recipe any where. Maybe French chocolate cake?

McCall's Great American Recipe Card

The French touch # 8 h

GATEAU AU CHOCOLATE

4 eggs

4 bars (4oz sz) German's sweet cooking chocolate

1/2 cup sweet butter

4 teaspoons sugar

4 teaspoons all-purpose flour

1. Lightly greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch load pan; line with wax paper.

Seperate eggs, placing whites and yolks in large bowls. Let whites warm to room temperature - about 1 hour.

2. Preheat oven to 425 F.

3. In top of double boiler, melt chocolate over hot, not boiling water, stirring occasionally.

Remove from water. Beat in butter with spoon.

4. Meanwhile, with portable mixer, beat egg whites until stiff; set aside.

5. With same beaters, beat yolks until thick and lemony colored.

Slowly add sugar, beating constantly. Add flour, beating just until blended.

6. Stir into chocolate mixture. With rubber scraper or wire whisk,

gently fold chocolate mixture into beaten egg whites.

7. Turn into prepared pan. Reduce heat to 350 F, Bake 25 minutes.

8. Let cool completely in pan on wire rack, cake will settle like a cheesecake.

Refrigerate until well chilled - about 4 hours.

9. To serve: Loosen cake; from pan by inverting on serving plate.

If desired, decorate with chocolate curls (Card 18 h)

Cut cake into 3/4 inch slices.

Makes 16 servings.

NOTE: This is a heavy, rich moist cake, almost like a pudding, that keeps well under refrigeration.

McCalls GARC CHOOCLATE CURLS
The French Touch
Card # 18 h
POTS DE CREAM AU CAFE

Let one ounce square semisweetened chocolate stand in paper wrapper in warm place about 15 minutes, just to soften slightly.

For large curls, unwrap, chocolate, and carefully draw vegetable parer across broad, flat suface of the square.

For smaller curls, draw paper across side of the square. Lift curls with wooden pick to avoid breaking.