Bitter Chocolate Cake

Submitted by evelynathens

"a deliciously easy cake that is only as good as the chocolate you use to make it."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate, best quality
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 4 extra-large eggs
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• lightly sweetened whipped cream

directions

1. Preheat oven to 320F.
2. Butter a 9 inch springform pan.
3. Sprinkle bottom and sides with sugar.
4. Tap out excess.
5. Wrap foil around bottom and 2 inches up around outside of pan.
6. Combine butter and chocolate and melt, stirring until smooth.
7. Whisk eggs and sugar in a large bowl to blend.
8. Mix in flour.
9. Stir in warm chocolate and pour into pan.
10. Set springform pan into a larger baking pan and pour enough boiling water in baking pan to come ½ inch up sides of cake.
11. Bake until top is firm and toothpick inserted in center come out with a few moist crumbs attached, about 1 hour.
12. Remove from water and cool completely.
13. Transfer to platter; release pan sides.
14. Serve with whipped cream.
15. (a few choice raspberries wouldn’t be totally out of place here either.).