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Flourless Chocolate Cake

Cook: 40 minutes | Servings: 12

Ingredients

  • 7 oz really good (45-50% cocoa) semisweet chocolate
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar, divided
  • 4 eggs, separated

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 300°F. Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler. Stir together half the sugar and four yolks; add to melted chocolate concoction.
  2. Using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites; slowly add remaining 1/2 cup sugar until stiff peaks form. Fold mixture into chocolate. Pour into a greased 9-inch cake pan.
  3. Bake 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with just a few crumbs on it. Cool 30 minutes before removing from pan. Dust with powdered sugar.

Notes

Perfect for Valentine's Day. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.