Flourless Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (12 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips or 2 cups chocolate
• 1/2 cup butter (i use salted because there is no other salt in the recipe)
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 melt butter and chips over low heat stirring occasionally until smooth.
• 3 remove from heat.
• 4 beat egg yolks and 5 tbs sugar in a small bowl.
• 5 add egg yolk/sugar mixture and vanilla to cooling chocolate and stir until combined.
• 6 beat egg whites until frothy and add remaining sugar slowly.
• 7 beat egg whites and sugar until soft peaks form.
• 8 fold egg /sugar mixture into chocolate mixture.
• 9 pour into a greased 6" or 8" springform pan and bake for 40 - 45 min until cracks appear dry.