Flourless Chocolate Heart Cake
- Cake
- 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
- 3 eggs, separated
- 1/2 - 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 pinch salt
- Chocolate Mousse
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Butter two 8-inch heart shaped pans. Coat the pans with cocoa powder.
- Separate the eggs into two bowls.
- Add sugar to the bowl with the yolks and beat well.
- Sift in the cocoa powder. Beat together. Add enough milk to get it smooth but not runny.
- Beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff.
- Take a small quantity and stir into the chocolate mixture. Gently fold in the rest.
- Pour into the prepared cake pans.
- Bake 20-30 minutes. Let cool.
- In a saucepan, boil 1/2 cup and 3 tablespoons of heavy cream.
- Remove from the stove and add the chocolate. Stir well.
- Whip in the rest of the cream into soft peaks then fold into the chocolate mixture.
- Put the mousse between the two stacked flourless chocolate heart cakes and on the top.
- Keep refrigerated.
cake, unsalted butter, eggs, granulated sugar, cocoa, milk, salt, chocolate mousse, heavy cream, bittersweet chocolate
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/flourless-chocolate-heart-cake-246973 (may not work)