Flourless Chocolate Scandinavian Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 12 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/3 cup finely chopped almonds
• 7/8 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 4 eggs, separated

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a 9 inch cake tin.
• 3 break chocolate into small pieces and melt it with butter and milk over water.
• 4 beat the egg yolks and half the sugar.
• 5 fold in melted butter and chocolate mixture.
• 6 fold in ground almonds and baking powder.
• 7 beat egg whites until frothy by using an electric mixer; gradually add the remaining sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
• 8 fold in the beated egg whites.
• 9 bake at 350 degrees until wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, approximately 40 minutes. please note that cakes of this type will collapse and look like a pie.
• 10 serve with whipped cream then you might want to dust with cocoa powder.
• 11 for a spicy flavor you may add 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon with the almonds.
• 12 to enhance the almond flavor you might want to add 1/4 teaspoon of almond extract.