Chocolate Dessert Cake
- 100 g chocolate, chopped
- 100 g butter
- 1/4 cup caster sugar
- 2/3 cup ground almonds
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee
- 2 tablespoons hot water
- 3 eggs, separated
- cocoa powder, for dusting
- Grease a 20cm round cake tin. Line the base and sides of the tin and grease the paper.
- Place the chocolate and butter in a saucepan over another saucepan containing boiling water, making sure the water doesn't bubble into the chocolate mix. Stir over low heat until melted.
- Dissolve coffee in hot water. Add to the chocolate mix with the sugar and almond. Mix well.
- Beat in egg yolks, one at a time. Beat egg whites to stiff peaks; gently fold into chocolate mixture, gradually.
- Pour into tin. Cook in moderate oven for about 50 minutes or until firm to touch. Cover with foil if browning too much.
- Cool in tin. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
chocolate, butter, caster sugar, ground almonds, coffee, water, eggs, cocoa
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-dessert-cake-488361 (may not work)