Flourless Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 lb unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 6 large eggs
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, plus additional for dusting

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 butter a 10-inch springform pan, line bottom with a round of parchment or wax paper, and butter paper.
• 3 melt chocolate with butter in a medium metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water, stirring until smooth.
• 4 remove bowl from heat and whisk in sugar.
• 5 add eggs one at a time, whisking well after each addition.
• 6 sift cocoa powder over chocolate and whisk until just combined.
• 7 pour batter into pan.
• 8 bake until top has formed a thin crust and a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out with moist crumbs adhering, 35-40 minutes.
• 9 cool cake in pan on a rack for 10 minutes, then remove side of pan.
• 10 invert cake onto a plate and reinvert onto rack to cool completely.
• 11 dust cake with cocoa powder before serving.