Flourless Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 4 ounces good quality bittersweet chocolate
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, plus additional for sprinkling

Recipe

• 1 pre heat oven to 375 degreesf and butter an 8 inch round baking pan. line bottom of pan with a round of wax paper and butter paper.
• 2 chop chocolate up into small pieces. in a double boiler,with simmering water, melt chocolate with butter stirring until smooth. remove mixture from heat and wisk sugar into chocolate mixture. add eggs and wisk well. sift 1/2 cup cocoa powder over chocolate mixture and wisk until just combined. pour batter into pan and bake in the middle of oven 25 minutes, or until top has formed a thin crust. cool cake in pan on a rack 5 minutes and invert onto a serving plate.
• 3 dust cake with additional cocoa powder if desired.