About Gateau O Chocolate Gluten Free Chocolate Cake
We believe in and conduct our business in an ethical manner towards the environment, the people who grow or raise the ingredients we use, our suppliers, employees and customers. We hope to offer the best tasting products possible while successfully participate in a more sustainable economy. Our main reward is to bring pleasure wrapped in the feeling that from start to finish we have contributed positively or did no harm
Chef Emmanuel Roux has been involved with creating, making and enjoying delicious food throughout his life.
He was born and raised in Tunisia on a farm very rich in history. It was built over a Roman villa and was also the site of a major battlefield during the second World War.
His parents, French expatriates, owned the farm. In 1961, the Roux family moved back to France. He studied in France, in England and more specifically hotel management in Switzerland. He sailed the world while serving in the French Navy on the famed helicopter carrier Jeanne d’Arc. Roux also worked for an American oil research company in desolate parts of the Sahara in Algeria, Niger, and Mali in Africa.
In 1975 Roux moved to New York as general manager of the Lotos Club – an exclusive arts and literature private club, one of the oldest in Manhattan. In 1979 he moved to Savannah, Georgia where he founded Gaston Dupre Inc.; the first high-end flavored gourmet pasta company.
Since 1993, Emmanuel Roux has owned several restaurants in St Petersburg, Florida. It was in these restaurants where he refined his version of the classic French flour-less chocolate cake. After numerous requests from his regulars and friends, Emmanuel began selling his cake directly to chocolate lovers.
Food has been a life-passion and he has an extensive knowledge of agriculture, food production, distribution and cooking and enjoying the fruit of his labors. He particularly enjoys entertaining and sharing a good glass of wine with new and old friends. You can read some of his blog postings on this site.
Emmanuel spends his free time cultivating two organic community gardens which he was instrumental in developing and where he is raising small flocks of urban chickens. He is a vocal advocate of permaculture and urban agriculture. He also serves on the board of the Tampa Bay Slow Food chapter. He continues to lives in St. Petersburg with his wife Jennifer. Both, appropriately, care for a chocolate lab named Maxx.
The Cake and Serving Suggestions
The intensity of the dark chocolate, and its rich-but-light texture, make this cake an easy finishing touch to elegant dinners and buffets. It a perfect gift for gourmets, gourmands including those sensitive to gluten.
For full flavor and best texture, the cake should be served at room tempature.
9 inch – 12 to 16 servings – $44.95
6 inch – 8 to 10 servings – $32.95
We also suggest serving it on a buffet in bite size portions on forks or Chinese spoons. One 9 inch cake will make 70 to 80 bite size pieces.
Special Occasions: Larger size cakes can be ordered for special occasions such as weddings birthdays or any other celebration requiring a special cake. Please let us know how we can help you by using our contact form.
Ingredients: Certified organic eggs, premium sweet certified organic butter, certified organic premium 100% Ecuadorian Rio Arriba chocolate, certified organic sugar, toasted almonds, and sea salt.
Nothing else. No flour. No gluten. No yeast.
Accompaniments: We suggest serving it with fresh raspberries or strawberries, accompanied by homemade whipped cream. It may also be accompanied by a little Port wine or Banyuls or Maury (Delicious French fortified wines from the Rousillon area on the Spanish Mediterranean border)
Serving temperature: GateauOChocolat is best served at room temperature. We suggest removing it from the refrigerator two hours before serving. Please do not expose to direct sun, do not warm in an oven or microwave or place on a heater.
Shelf life: 7 days refrigerated or 3 months frozen.
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To insure that your GateauOChocolat arrives in perfect condition your cake is sealed in shrink film then wrapped with a golden aluminum foil, tightly secured in a 40% EPS insulated package and inserted in a white sleeve sealed by an elegant red wax seal.
Orders received Monday to Wednesday prior to 3 PM EST will be shipped the same day unless a specific delivery date has been requested. We only ship next day on Thursday and do not ship on Friday Sat or Sunday.
The least expensive shipping is selected to deliver your order in 2 days or less by FedEx. Standard shipping is ground when 48 Hr delivery is possible. Outside this area standard shipping is by FedEx 2 Day Delivery. Shipping charges will be calculated during the processing of your order.
Because of the importance of timely delivery a complete and deliverable street address including a suite or apartment number and/or business names is required. A phone number and recipient email is also required for Fedex delivery alerts. We can not be responsible for failed deliveries due to invalid shipping address. To insure accuracy, please click on the link to verify the city, state and zip.
No Delivery Dates
Major national holidays and any Monday since we have no control over weekend storage conditions.
Shipping Tips
Helpful Hint: For additional savings, FedEx rates are less expensive when shipping to a commercial address rather than residential.
Shipping overnight is recommended if the cake may be compromised due to weather and location.
GateauOChocolat is committed to protecting your privacy. We will not sell or disclose any information that identifies you to a third party without your prior approval. We may use the information we collect to periodically notify you about new services or special offers we think you’ll find valuable. If you would rather not receive this information, you may send an e-mail using our contact form with “Unsubscribe Me” as the subject line. GateauOChocolat does not sell, trade or rent your personal information to others.
We make every effort to insure safe delivery and we guarantee our cakes. In the event of shipping damage a claim must be filed immediately with the shipping company. Please document the damage with a photography if possible and please notify us by email as well for follow up. In the event of product dissatisfaction please contact us using our contact form to immediately share your concerns.
GateauOChocolat has extensively tested our shipping material and methods. We make every effort to insure that your cakes arrive in perfect condition within 48 hrs.
However we can not be responsible for damages by the shipping company, if the shipping address was entered incorrectly or incompletely, or after delivery.
Should the package appeared to be damaged, please, immediately file a claim with the shipping company and let us know as soon as possible for follow up.
Notify us by using our contact form.
We welcome corporate gifts requests. GateauOchocolat with its elegant gift wrapping is a memorable and delicious way to say thank you for a referral or any other occasion.
Please tell us about your needs by using our contact form.
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