Elodie's Chocolate Cake
- 10 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 5 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 5 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- Powdered sugar
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Butter and flour 10-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides.
- Stir chocolate and butter in heavy medium saucepan over low heat until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth.
- Beat eggs and 1 1/4 cups sugar in large bowl until well blended and beginning to thicken.
- Sift flour and baking powder over eggs and fold in.
- Gradually fold in chocolate mixture.
- Transfer batter to prepared pan.
- Bake cake 20 minutes.
- Cover pan with foil.
- Bake until tester inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs still attached, about 30 minutes longer.
- Uncover cake; cool in pan on rack (cake will fall as it cools).
- (Can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cover; let stand at room temperature.)
- Cut around pan sides to loosen cake.
- Release pan sides.
- Sift powdered sugar over cake; cut into wedges.
bittersweet, unsalted butter, eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, powdered sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/elodies-chocolate-cake-1067 (may not work)