Chocolate Cake Recipe
Without a doubt, flourless chocolate cake is yet another food that some previously thought was a high-end, 'classy' dessert that they could only get at the most expensive places. This version is absolutely scrumptious and luxurious.
Perfect for chocolate lovers! Great for entertaining, deceptively easy to make. Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream, or simply dusted with icing sugar.
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients:
7 oz (200 g) semisweet chocolate (45-50 % cocoa)
4/5 cup (200 g) butter
1 cup (220 g) sugar
4 eggs, separated
- Preheat oven to 350deg F (Gas mark 4 or 180 deg C).
- Line a 9 in (23 cm) cake tin with greaseproof or other non-stick paper and grease the tin.
- Break the chocolate into small pieces and melt it with butter over hot water.
- Beat the egg yolks with half of the sugar.
- Fold in the melted butter and chocolate mixture.
- Beat egg whites until frothy by using an electric mixer; gradually add the remaining sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
- Fold in the beaten egg whites.
- Bake at 350 degrees until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, approximately 40 minutes.
- Use a knife to separate the cake from the non-stick paper. Please observe that the cake is quite sticky!