Flourless Chocolate Cake

Name: Flourless Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 10-12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 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

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Recipe by JoJoStar

This is an outstandingly dense and rich cake. But the best part is how EASY it is to make. From The Gourmet Cookbook.

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READY IN: 2hrs 20mins

SERVES: 10-12

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

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

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Butter a 10-inch springform pan, line bottom with a round of parchment or wax paper, and butter paper.
melt chocolate with butter in a medium metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water, stirring until smooth.
Remove bowl from heat and whisk in sugar.
Add eggs one at a time, whisking well after each addition.
Sift cocoa powder over chocolate and whisk until just combined.
Pour batter into pan.
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.
cool cake in pan on a rack for 10 minutes, then remove side of pan.
invert cake onto a plate and reinvert onto rack to cool completely.
dust cake with cocoa powder before serving.

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