: Exquisite cook: Flourless choclate cake

Sunday 18 September 2011

Flourless choclate cake

Ingredients
 6 tablespoons unsalted butter,
 8 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
 6 large eggs, separated
 1/2 cup granulated sugar
 Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
 Sweetened whipped cream, for serving

Directions
1.Preheat the oven to 275 degrees with the rack in the center. Butter the bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan.
 Set aside.


2.Now melt the choclate and butter and mix them.u can also use microwave for that place butter and chocolate in a large
heatproof bowl and microwave in 30-second increments, stirring each time, until completely melted. Let cool slightly.
Whisk in egg yolks.

3.In a large bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add granulated sugar, and continue beating until
glossy stiff peaks form. Whisk 1/4 of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture; then gently add in remaining egg whites.

4.Pour batter into the prepared pan, and smooth the top with a rubber spatula. Bake until the cake pulls away from the
sides of the pan and is set in the center,it will take 45 to 50 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack; remove sides of
 pan. Serve at room temperature, dusted with confectioners' sugar. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.
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