Tokyo Gâteaux

Traditional, reusable Japanese cloth wrap, made of golden-yellow-striped 100% cotton; ideal for gifts of all shapes and sizes.
Traditional, reusable Japanese cloth wrap, made of golden-yellow-striped 100% cotton; ideal for gifts of all shapes and sizes.
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Our Tokyo Gâteaux are made in limited batches by our Japan team and flown in fresh, so they arrive exactly as intended — delicate, deeply chocolatey, and true to their origins. This fudgy, subtly tangy dessert is crafted with just four ingredients: single-origin chocolate, organic cane sugar, Japanese eggs — with deep orange yolks — and unsalted, cultured Hokkaido butter. With so few components, each element matters.

We’ve tried to recreate this cake in our San Francisco kitchen, using the same formula and method, but it never quite matches what’s made in Japan. The difference comes down to precision technique and the ingredients themselves, which give it its distinct texture and flavor. This flourless French-style Gâteaux is unlike anything we’ve had before.

Served chilled, it has a texture similar to soft cheese. At room temperature, the chocolate flavor intensifies. When gently warmed in the oven, it turns light and airy.

Each Gâteau serves seven to ten people.

INGREDIENTS & ALLERGENS

Dandelion Chocolate Japan 70% chocolate (cocoa beans from Anamalai, India, and Zorzal Comunitario, Dominican Republic, organic cane sugar), butter, organic cane sugar, eggs


Contains: milk, eggs


Made in a facility that also processes milk, wheat, eggs, peanuts, soy, sesame, tree nuts (almonds, hazelnuts).

WEIGHT
9.7 oz (275 g)
1.2 lb (0.55 kg)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Storage instructions:

Each cake is wrapped in parchment paper and protected in a reusable paulownia wood box. The Gâteaux are shipped via USPS Priority Mail, with ice packs; upon receipt, we recommend storing in the refrigerator for up to one month. These cakes also freeze beautifully.

Gluten free

Nut free

Peanut free

Dandelion Chocolate Tokyo Gâteau No / Gâteaux Duo
Tokyo Gâteau

“Fantastically rich and silky.”
– NEW YORK MAGAZINE

 

“Fantastically rich and silky.”
– NEW YORK MAGAZINE

MADE WITH ONLY FOUR INGREDIENTS

A bowl of melted chocolate with a spatula mixing it.
Ingredient 1

SINGLE-ORIGIN CHOCOLATE

Dandelion Japan makes each Gâteau with their single-origin chocolate, highlighting the distinctive flavor notes of individual cocoa harvests. The Tokyo Gâteaux Duo allows you to taste and compare two origins side by side.

Ingredient 2

ORGANIC CANE SUGAR

The organic cane sugar in these Gâteaux comes from the Native Green Cane Project, whose sustainable, regenerative sugar plantation is about 200 miles northwest of São Paulo. The sugar is exceptionally clean in taste, delivering sweetness without extraneous flavors.

A wooden spoon filled with granulated sugar.
A cracked egg with a bright yolk on a wooden surface.
Ingredient 3

NUTRIENT-RICH EGGS

Japan’s prized eggs come from chickens given a special nutrient-dense diet, with carotenoids to deepen the color of umami-rich yolks. These eggs are so good that they often top Japanese dishes raw. The thick, rich yolks and elastic whites are ideal for baking.

Ingredient 4

HOKKAIDO BUTTER

This butter is churned on the northern island of Hokkaido, where cows graze on wide, green pastures amid a cool climate. It’s both high in fat and exceptionally rich in flavor, with a slight vanilla-like sweetness, adding to the lush texture and taste of this cake.

Close-up of creamy butter with a melting edge.

TASTE TWO ORIGINS SIDE BY SIDE

Chocolate dessert with whipped cream on a plate and fork.
ANAMALAI, INDIA
notes of caramel, fresh cream,
and vanilla
A plate of chocolate brownies on a textured surface.
ZORZAL COMUNITARIO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
notes of sage, milk chocolate
pudding, and brownie