Gateau Suisse

7 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 pound potatoes
  • 5 ounces unsweetened chocolate
  • 6 ounces unsalted butter
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon instant espresso
  • 2 egg yolks

Directions

  1. 1
    Boil potatoes in their jackets until tender.
  2. 2
    Melt chocolate in top of a double boiler; let cool.
  3. 3
    Butter a loaf pan & set aside.
  4. 4
    Cream butter until fluffy. Add sugar, vanilla, instant coffee and egg yolks and beat at high speed until fluffy.
  5. 5
    Add melted, cooled chocolate to butter mixture.
  6. 6
    Put potatoes through a ricer or food mill; add to chocolate mixture. Beat just until smooth.
  7. 7
    Pour into buttered loaf pan; chill at least 3 hours or overnight.
  8. 8
    Run a knife around the edge of the pan; dip bottom into hot water. Unmold onto serving platter. Run the tines of a fork over the loaf to make decorative marks. Slice thinly; serve with whipped cream.

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