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    1 hrs 25 mins

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    55 mins

    davinandkennard's Note:

    This is from Julia Child's first book, The French Chef. I learned so much from the early days of that show. This was my first attempt to make a cake from scratch when I was a wee one. My copy of The French Chef is pretty ragged. My boxer loved the book so much he ate the cover.

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    • 3 ounces semisweet chocolate, plus
    • 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
    • 2 tablespoons dark rum or 2 tablespoons strong coffee
    • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
    • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
    • 3 egg yolks
    • 3 egg whites
    • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
    • 1 pinch salt
    • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
    • 1/3 cup blanched almond (pulverized in blender or food processor with 2 tablespoons granulated sugar)
    • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
    • 1/2 cup cake flour

    Directions:

    1. 1
      Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Set the oven rack in lower middle level.
    2. 2
      In a saucepan over low heat, melt the chocolate in the rum or coffee. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, cut butter into.
    3. 3
      pieces and cream it. When soft and fluffy, add sugar and beat 1 minute. Beat in egg yolks until well blended.
    4. 4
      In another bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Beat in cream of tartar and salt and continue beating until soft peaks are formed. Gradually beat in 2 tablespoons sugar and continue beating until stiff, shiny peaks are formed. Blend melted chocolate and coffee or rum into yolk mixture, then add almonds and almond extract.
    5. 5
      Stir a quarter of the egg whites into the chocolate using a rubber spatula. Scoop the rest of the whites over chocolate and, alternating with sprinkles of flour, rapidly and delicately fold in the egg whites. Turn batter into buttered and floured 8-by-1 1/2-inch round cake pan, tilting it in all directions up to the rim all around. Set in preheated oven. Bake 25 minutes.
    6. 6
      Cake is done when puffed to the top and a toothpick inserted 2 to 3 inches from edge comes out clean. The center should move slightly when the pan is gently shaken. Remove pan to a rack and let cool 15 minutes. Unmold onto rack. Let cool 2 hours before storing or icing.

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    Ratings & Reviews:

    • on July 14, 2010

      55

      This cake is truly amazing. I made it with raspberry liqueur in place of the rum and then frosted with her soft chocolate icing: 2 ounces sweet chocolate, 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, 1 1/2 Tbs rum or strong coffee (I again used raspberry liqueur here), a pinch of salt and 6 Tbs butter). I spread melted white chocolate thinly on wax paper and froze it then broke it into little leaf pieces and placed it on the top along with some fresh raspberries. It tasted fabulous and looked beautiful!

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    • on January 22, 2010

      55

      This cake is divine. Since the recent resurgence of interest in Julia Child and her cook book from the movie "Julie and Julia", and this cake actually appearing in the movie, I attempted to make this cake. Rich, gooey chocolate in the center and a rich buttercream icing make it a delightful chocolate treat!

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    • on July 14, 2012

      55

      Absolutely delicious. I used a coffee-flavored rum, so I got both flavors in there. I found the original French Chef episode online and watched it; she glazed the cake with a loose butter-based ganache. I used 3 oz semisweet chocolate, another 2 tbsp of the same rum, and 4-5 tbsp butter. I melted the chocolate and rum over a double boiler, then whisked in the butter a pat at a time. I poured it over the top of the cake and coaxed it over the sides with an offset spatula. I then coated the sides with more ground almonds. Once the glaze set up a bit, I transferred the cake from my rack to a serving plate. I found another variation from one of her other cookbooks which suggested making individual cakes by using a supersized muffin tin, which I will try another time. One last tip; if not glazing or frosting the cake, use cocoa powder instead of flour to coat the inside of the pan, that way you don't get white streaks on the surface of the cake.

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    Nutritional Facts for Julia Child's Reine De Saba (Queen of Sheba) Cake

    Serving Size: 1 (80 g)

    Servings Per Recipe: 8

    Amount Per Serving
    % Daily Value
    Calories 334.6
     
    Calories from Fat 214
    64%
    Total Fat 23.8 g
    36%
    Saturated Fat 12.7 g
    63%
    Cholesterol 92.7 mg
    30%
    Sodium 49.2 mg
    2%
    Total Carbohydrate 28.1 g
    9%
    Dietary Fiber 3.1 g
    12%
    Sugars 16.2 g
    64%
    Protein 6.2 g
    12%
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