Flourless Chocolate Cake
- 1 lb semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 12 lb unsalted butter, cut into 1/2 in. cubes, plus 1/2 T
- 14 cup Kahlua
- 8 large eggs
- 14 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 12 teaspoon salt
- confectioners' sugar (to garnish) or cocoa (to garnish)
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Using 1/2 tsp butter, grease a 9 inch springform pan and line bottom with a parchment round.
- Cover pan underneath and along sides with foil and set in a roasting pan.
- Bring medium saucepan of water to boil.
- Combine the chocolate, butter, and Kahlua in a metal bowl set over simmering water or in the top of a double boiler.
- Melt the mixture, stirring constantly, until smooth and creamy, about 5 minutes, reserve.
- Meanwhile, combine eggs, vanilla, sugar and salt in a large bowl and whisk with an electric mixer until frothy and almost doubled in volume, about 5 - 10 minutes.
- Fold 1/3 of egg mixture into the chocolate mixture using a rubber spatula.
- Repeat this procedure 2 more times, until all of the egg mixture has been added into chocolate mixture.
- Pour batter into prepared springform pan and place in the roasting pan.
- Pour enough boiling water into the roasting pan to come about halfway up the sides.
- Bake until cake has risen slightly and edges are just beginning to set, about 40-45 minutes.
- Remove cake from roasting pan and cool on wire rack to room temperature Remove foil, cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Remove cake from refrigerator about 30 minutes before serving.
- Garnish with confectioners sugar or cocoa immediately before serving.
semisweet chocolate, unsalted butter, kahlua, eggs, sugar, vanilla, salt, confectioners
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/flourless-chocolate-cake-265845 (may not work)