Is Julia Child's Chocolate Cake Good? | Queen of Sheba Cake - Reine de Saba

Let's make a cake worthy of a queen, it's Julia Child's Queen Sheba Cake that combines the forces of almond and chocolate.👸🏻

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
0:19 Sponsorship
1:33 What are we making?
1:49 Mastering the Art of French Cooking.
3:00 Melting chocolate.
3:24 Butter & flouring the pan.
3:58 Creaming butter and sugar.
5:47 Beating egg whites.
6:34 Combining chocolate and butter mixture.
6:42 Adding almond flour.
6:47 Adding almond extract.
7:09 Alternating egg whites and flour.
7:59 Transferring the batter into the pan.
8:07 Baking the cake.
8:36 Wrapping cardboard in foil.
8:58 Making the ganache icing.
10:58 Frosting.
11:09 Adding sliced almonds.
11:45 Slicing.
12:07 Taste test.

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[ayshak]

Yes!! Absolutely more Julia Child recipes! I remember watching her cooking show all the time as a kid on pbs. Her cadence and personality were always so charming and fun to me.

[ztagp]

As a Mainer, I watched Julia on PBS but cooked using Marjorie Standish’ cookbooks. And can attest to “don’t let the critters get your cake” due to the time I put a beautifully frosted Chocolate Sheet Cake outside to cool. Came back to find squirrel tracks all through that fudge frosting from one end of the pan to the other. In the event that happens, you get to give said squirrel an unflattering nickname, but you have to keep it clean because your 8-yo niece is watching you as steam is coming out your ears. Butsy. The squirrel’s name is Butsy.

[CallieMasters]

"Don't let the critters get your cake!"
Now that's a life motto, t-shirt, bumper sticker, dating advice, etc. for 2023!!! Thanks, Emmy!

[MissTique]

That look of satisfaction @ 12:05! And then THREE WHOLE BITES before you said A WORD! ACTIONS SAY EVERYTHING! ❤️‍🔥👍🫶
And @ 3:10 when I saw her pour the coffee in the chocolate, I knew this was going to be special! That little bit of coffee with the chocolate makes A WORLD of difference! I was told to add a little coffee the next time I made brownies (replace about 1/4 of the liquid with the coffee)! I cannot tell you the difference it made in bringing out the rich flavor of the chocolate! But everyone asked me what kind of chocolate I used, cuz you really can't taste the coffee! SO GOOD! 🤤😋
Oh...and NOSTALGIA OVERLOAD! I grew up with Julia! 🫶

[catblazer]

One thing I would do is to use cocoa powder instead of flour to coat the pan. Then you are guaranteed not to have any white flecks of flour on the baked cake. Figured this out through trial and error. It looks delicious by the way!! Always love watching you!! Bon appetite !!

[NicoleMcGuey]

I love watching the 'Anti-Chef' as well, he does a lot of Julia Childs recipes in his segment called 'Jamie & Julia' ... absolutely love and wish I could try some Julia recipes myself, but I don't think my cooking or baking skills would be quite up to par 😂 lol

[annehenderson]

I’ve finally learned to use an appropriate sized bowl for cooking and baking. I tell myself, “It doesn’t cost any more to use a big bowl!”

[lissajedi]

Watching Julia Child on PBS was an event for me and my dad, we always watched together. I also loved watching The Frugal Gourmet with him. Such a wonderful memory

[rosevidalita]

Emmy's about to have her Julie & Julia moment and I'm here for it!

[kellibeinit]

I've always loved Julia. I would love to see you do more of her recipes 🥰

[elizabethbaysinger]

This might just be my Christmas dessert! This will be my first time attempting a recipe from your videos although I’ve been watching you for years. Thank you Emmy, love you, & wish me luck! 🥰

[katvtay]

At first, I was mixing this up with “The Queen’s Chocolate Perfection Pie.” I would definitely prefer this. I loved watching Julia Child AND Jacques Pépin on PBS!

[katieallen]

Julia Child was relatable as well as professional; I loved watching her on PBS

[csdesjarlais]

My favorite cake. When I was first making this Cake around 1980, I had to chop the almonds by hand because I don’t think almond flour was a thing and I didn’t have a food processor. Much easier to make these days!

[loriki]

If you love almonds, using amaretto liqueur in the icing and expresso in the cake would intensify both flavors.

[C.Love]

It's her reaction for me, just pure Julia joy.
Here for this. 💕

[phranerphamily]

I will watch Julia Child recipes any day and I love that you did this one. Jamie and Julia is another great YouTube channel for catching these types of recipes

[lolymop]

It's so weird getting a Hello Fresh ad while eating Hello Fresh food. My dad is trying it for the first time this week, and, so far, everything has been really good. The steak with the creamy cilantro sauce and veggies was probably the best out of the bunch so far. The mushroom hibachi stir fry we had last night was also really good

[EnvisionAmbition]

Ah, I wish I could transport myself through the screen and have a slice with Emmy. It looks so good!

[MsPsych]

This was so great!! I LOVE Julia Child but am so intimidated by her recipes….Please, please make more of her recipes for us! This cake looks so divine…Happy Holidays, Emmy, to you and your family….And all of your subscribers as well! ❤