Chocolate Concorde Cake

I'm not going to post the whole recipe for this as it is very long and even involves a hairdryer! I made this for Easter lunch (with osso buco and risotto Milanese), I like to make it for special occasions. I'm going for a rustic feel because I've just moved house and haven't uncovered all of my pastry tools yet. I served it with some macerated strawberries, and have done raspberry coulis and vanilla ice cream in the past. The recipe is from the Pierre Herme chocolate cookbook!
 

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