Cake au chocolat et au gingembre
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Chocolate ginger cake

Serves

6

Difficulty

Medium

Preparation

30 min

Cooking

45 min

Budget

Inexpensive

Sel moulu Label Rouge

Ideal with Ground salt

Ingredients

  • 40G DE CHOCOLAT NOIR À 70% DE CACAO
  • 40G DE CACAO EN POUDRE
  • 2 À 3 C. À CAFÉ DE GINGEMBRE EN POUDRE
  • 100G DE GINGEMBRE CONFIT (DANS LES MAGASINS ASIATIQUES)
  • 4 ŒUFS
  • 200G DE SUCRE
  • 4 C. À SOUPE DE CRÈME ÉPAISSE
  • 70G DE BEURRE
  • 2 C. À CAFÉ DE LEVURE CHIMIQUE
  • 220G DE FARINE
  • 1 C. À SOUPE DE RHUM
  • 2 PINCÉES DE SEL MOULU DE GUÉRANDE LE GUÉRANDAIS

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C (gas mark 6)

  2. Break the eggs into a large bowl, add the sugar and whisk until the mixture whitens.

  3. Break the chocolate squares into a small bowl and melt in the microwave or bain-marie. Once melted, add the heavy cream, butter, Le Guérandais ground Guérande salt and stir for a long time. Stir this mixture into the sweetened eggs.

  4. Gradually sift in the flour, baking powder, cocoa powder and ginger powder. Sprinkle with finely diced candied ginger and pour in rum. Mix again.

  5. Pour the batter into a 26cm non-stick cake tin. Place in the oven and bake for 45-50 minutes. Turn out while still hot and cool on a wire rack.

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