Chocolate Icebox Cake

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb sweet chocolate
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate squares or 1 ounce semisweet chocolate
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons water
• 4 eggs, separated
• 18 ladyfingers
• 1 cup whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler, then add sugar, water and well beaten egg yolks.
• 2 cook slowly until thick and smooth, stirring constantly.
• 3 remove from heat and let cool.
• 4 while the mixture cools, line a 7 inch spring form pan (bottom and sides) with split ladyfingers.
• 5 fold stiffly beaten egg whites into the mixture.
• 6 pour the mixture into the spring form pan.
• 7 chill thoroughly.
• 8 when ready to serve, whip the cream and spread on top of cake.
• 9 add a few shavings of chocolate for decoration.
• 10 serve only small pieces as this is fairly rich.