Flourless Dark Chocolate Cake
- 4 large eggs,
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 8 ounces dark baking chocolate, chopped
- 1/3 cup plus 1/4 cup sugar, divided
- 1 container (2-1/2 ounces) prune baby food
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Confectioners' sugar
- Place egg whites in a small bowl; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350u0b0. Coat a 9-in. springform pan with cooking spray; place on a
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- In a small saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; cool slightly. In a large bowl, beat egg yolks on high speed 3 minutes or until slightly thickened. Gradually add 1/3 cup sugar, beating until thick and lemon-colored. Beat in baby food, vanilla and the chocolate mixture.
- With clean beaters, beat egg whites on medium until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high after each addition until sugar is dissolved. Continue beating until stiff glossy peaks form. Fold a fourth of the whites into chocolate mixture, then fold in remaining whites.
- Pour into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs, 30-35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 20 minutes. Loosen sides from pan with a knife; remove rim from pan. Cool cake completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.
eggs, butter, baking chocolate, sugar, vanilla, confectioners
Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/flourless-dark-chocolate-cake/ (may not work)