Flourless Chocolate Cake With Strawberries And Cream

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 1 cup ground almonds
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups strawberries

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f coat a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray or butter and cocoa; shake off the excess cocoa.
• 2 beat butter until smooth. add 1 cup sugar and beat until creamy. add ground nuts, chocolate and egg yolks and beat thoroughly.
• 3 beat egg whites until soft peaks form. stir one-third of egg whites into chocolate mixture; gently fold in remaining egg whites.
• 4 scrape batter into prepared pan. bake 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out nearly—but not completely—clean. let cool in the pan for 30 minutes, then release sides and slide onto a serving plate.
• 5 combine cream, vanilla and 2 tablespoons sugar; beat until soft peaks form. top cake with cream and strawberries.