chocolate fondant cake: si bon que c'a arreterai le temps

There are some things that can always put a smile on my face no matter what. It doesn’t matter what my day was like because a few simple pleasures can erase all the bad. Even if it's just temporarily, it’s still a form of relief. A handwritten letter, phone calls from amazing friends, a day at the beach, a classic novel, fresh peaches with the juice running all down my hands, picnics, flower crowns from like when I was 14 years old, old bikes, my adorable little niece and so much more.

Even something as simple and as wonderful as Polaroids. The vintage style of the photos is just pure delight. I’m not sure why, but photographs have the power to not only capture time but also make it beautiful and engaging. I have been interested in photography for a very long time. I love the simplicity of black and white photos, but there’s something about vivid colours that are so attractive to me. Colour, texture, different exposure…

I especially love the way photos make food look like a piece of art. An amazing photograph will give you the urge to reach through your screen and eat whatever food is pictured. Warning, do you not look at food photography when you are starving. Consequences include increased starvation and heartbeat, delusion, and the intense desire to eat something like this ridiculously delicious melt-in-your-mouth chocolate cake. Now I am definitely not saying that my photographs are amazing (there are some pretty spectacular food stylist out there like some of my favorite bloggers) but even I start watering at the mouth when I see this cake. 

Melt-in-your-mouth chocolate cake

Adapted from recipe on foodbeam

Ingredients
 

200g dark chocolate
2 sticks butter (1 cup or 240g)
8 eggs (400g)
2 cups sugar (400g)
1 cup flour (130g)


Procedure
 

Preheat the oven to 350°F, and generously butter a 9-in springform pan.

In a heat-proof bowl, melt the chocolate and butter either in the microwave or over the stove. In another heatproof bowl set over a simmering pot of water (bain-marie), whisk the eggs and sugar until just warm (but not hot!). Basically just until room temperature. Pour the melted chocolate over the egg mixture slowly and mix well. Mix in the flour with the whisk until smooth (don’t worry if there are still be a few lumps). 

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes until just set. A cake tester will come out very wet in the middle but more like fudge towards the edges. It will set more as it cools down.