Chocolate and almond cake (Reine de saba) from Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume One (page 677) by Julia Child and Louisette Bertholle and Simone Beck

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Accompaniments: Chocolate-butter icing (Glaçage au chocolat)

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    Can substitute coffee for rum.

  • anya_sf on April 09, 2023

    Delicious, moist cake with plenty of chocolate flavor without being overwhelmingly rich. The cake looked small, but served 8 perfectly at a dinner party. Note that the online recipe on Bon Appetit only makes half the icing, but I thought the full amount was just right.

  • Jane on May 14, 2022

    I was watching 'Julia' on HBO and Julia Child made a wonderful looking cake, Queen of Sheba, to help her convince WGBH to make the French Chef TV show. I wanted a quick, g-f cake (that didn't require a trip to the store) for dinner with friends so decided to make this one. I don't know why this cake has never been on my radar before - what a great cake. Lovely flavor and texture, light yet rich, looks pretty. On my favorites list it goes.

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