Elizabeth David's Perfect Chocolate Cake- Flourless

The classic flourless chocolate cake by Elizabeth David. Needs no tweakin', just eatin' Get the best chocolate and the freshest eggs and it's a no-brainer. This is the cake my 5 yo nephew always asks my sister for and ALL the boys demolish it!!

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 250  g  bitter dark chocolate
• 150  g caster sugar
• 150  g butter
• 100  g  ground almonds
• 5  eggs, free range, separated
•  icing sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 180°C
2. Melt chocolate, sugar & butter in a double boiler of your invention
3. Remove from the heat and stir thoroughly to combine. Mix in the almonds, then beat in egg yolks one by one.
4. Beat the whites to stif peaks then fold those in also. It helps to mix in about a quarter of the egg to the mix first to lighten it, then fold in the remainder.
5. Turn into a greased and floured cake tin - 20cm round or square. Bake for 40-50 minutes.
6. Cool in the tin before placing on a wire rack and dust with icing sugar to serve to assembled amazed guests.