Flourless Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 lb unsalted butter, plus
• 1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 8 large eggs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 -3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 12 ounces semi-sweet dark baking chocolate or 12 ounces dark chocolate chips
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

• 1 grease a 9-inch spring form pan and line bottom with a parchment round. combine the chocolate and butter in a bowl. set the bowl over simmering water or in the top of a double boiler. melt the mixture, stirring constantly until smooth, about 5 minutes. set aside.
• 2 combine eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt in a large bowl. mix with an electric mixer until frothy and almost doubled in volume, about 5 minutes. fold 1/3 of the egg mixture into the chocolate mixture. repeat this process until all of the egg mixture has been folded inches.
• 3 pour batter into the prepared pan and bake at 375 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until cake has risen and the adges are set. cool on a wire rack to room temperature. remove spring form pan side, invert cake onto a plate, and peel off the parchment paper. reinvert cake on a serving platter. heat cream and chocolate in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until melted and smooth. remove from heat and add extracts. drizzle chocolate sauce over cake and serve.