Chocolate Corks #CakeSliceBakers

Aleksandra Crapanzano, the author of this year's Cake Slice Bakers book, Gateau: The Surprising Simplicity of French Cakes, recounts how most Parisians would have a small piece of dark chocolate each day. Clearly, I must be partly Parisian at heart because I also try to have at least one small piece of dark chocolate each day; it's the American part, undoubtedly, that contributes to the "at least." These small chocolate cakes definitely filled that need completely.

Traditionally, they are made in special molds that make them take on the shape of a cork. I do not own one of those molds and so opted to use my brownie pan. The recipes makes around 12 standard sized corks; I was able to get 8 out of my brownie pan.

This was an extremely simple recipe to follow, and the only ingredient it called for that I did not have in my house was mini dark chocolate chips. The author you can just chop up a couple pieces of chocolate instead, but I opted to finish up some mini semi-sweet chocolate chips that I had on hand. If it impacted the flavor, I couldn't tell.


These cakes were amazingly moist, rich, and oh so chocolatey. I could see whipping up a batch for some unexpected guests or a last minute decision to provide a special treat for my family, all of who were in agreement that these were some of the best chocolate cakes I'd made in a long time. My teen-aged son even went so far as to say that I should have doubled the recipe so he could eat more than one. In the end, the empty plate says it all.



 




Each month The Cake Slice Bakers are offered a selection of cakes from the current book we are baking through. This year it is Gâteau: The Surprising Simplicity of French Cakes by Aleksandra Crapanzano. We each choose one cake to bake, and then on the 20th - never before - we all post about our cake on our blogs. There are a few rules that we follow, but the most important ones are to have fun and enjoy baking & eating cakes!

Follow our Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest pages where you can find all of our cakes, as well as inspiration for many other cakes. You can also click on the links below to take you to each of our cakes. If you have a blog and are interested in joining The Cake Slice Bakers and baking along with us, please send an email to thecakeslicebakers at gmail dot com for more details.

The Cake Slice Bakers also have a new Facebook group called The Cake Slice Bakers and Friends. This group is perfect for those who do not have a blog but want to join in the fun and bake through this book.




It is a new year and a new book - Gâteau: The Surprising Simplicity of French Cakes - and our choices for March 2023 were ~


Chocolate Corks

Blood Orange, Semolina and Almond Upside-Down Cake

Flourless Brown Butter Hazelnut Torte
  • no one from the group choose to bake this cake

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  1. KarenMarch 20, 2023 at 11:34 AM

    I'm sure the semi-sweet chips were just fine! I couldn't find mini bittersweet ones either. Love your squares.

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