Seriously Chocolaty Chocolate Cake |
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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Got this amazing recipe from the best-selling UK Good Food Magazine a while ago! This is seriously too good to be true... Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter (cubed) |
flour, for dusting |
5 ounces best quality dark chocolate, you can find (broken into pieces) |
6 large eggs, separated |
5 ounces ground almonds (1/2cup + 2 tbsp.) |
1 tablespoon kirsch or 1 tablespoon cointreau liqueur (optional) |
1 pinch salt |
6 tablespoons sugar |
cocoa powder, to serve |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 170C.
2. Grease a 23cm/9inch springform cake pan and the line the base with greaseproof paper.
3. Dust the sides with a bit of flour.
4. Melt chocolate and butter (in a heatproof bowl) over a pan of gently simmering water or you can use the microwave.
5. Heat until melted, remove bowl from heat and stir until smooth.
6. Set aside for around 5 minutes for it to cool.
7. Stir in the egg yolks, ground almonds, and the liquuer.
8. Put the egg whites into a large bowl, add the salt, and whisk until soft peaks form.
9. Continue whisking, sprinkling in the sugar a little at a time, until stiff peaks form.
10. Stir 2 tbsp.
11. of the whites into the chocolate mixture, then carefully fold in the remainder until not traces of white are left.
12. Carefully pour mixture into the pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or until well risen and firm to touch.
13. Let it cool in the pan (it's ok if the cake sinks and cracks a little).
14. To serve, dust the surface of the cake with cocoa powder and cut into slices.
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