Elizabeth David'S Perfect Chocolate Cake- Flourless

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

1. Preheat oven to 180u0b0C
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.

bitter dark chocolate, caster sugar, butter, ground almonds, eggs, icing sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/elizabeth-davids-perfect-chocolate-cake-flourless-190887 (may not work)