Flourless Chocolate Cake

• 2 cups sugar, divided
• 2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
• 3 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 eggs, separated
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 8 ounces chopped baking chocolate
• 12 cup of your choice slightly thinned raspberry jam or 12 cup strawberry jam
• whipped cream (to garnish)
• fresh berries (to garnish)

1. Sift cocoa, sugar, baking powder,& salt together in large bowl and set aside.
2. In smaller bowl, whip yolks with remaining 1/2 cup sugar until pale yellow& thick;set aside.
3. In third bowl, whip egg whites to stiff peaks; set aside.
4. Heat oven to 3501.
5. Gently fold yolks into dry mixture, adding water a tablespoon at a time if necessary.
6. Then fold whites into chocolate mixture very gently.
7. Spread batter into 2 (8") buttered cake pans.
8. Bake about 45 minutes or until toothpick in center comes out clean.
9. Remove and cool.
10. Remove cake from pans.
11. Heat cream in a small saucepan until hot.
12. Remove from heat and add chocolate, stirring until smooth and shiny.
13. Be sure to keep ganache warm& fluid.
14. Spread jam on top of one layer and place other cake on top.
15. Pour ganache over cake evenly.
16. Refrigerate until set (about 30 min).
17. To serve; cut into wedges and garnish with whipped cream& fresh berries.
18. For a slightly less decadent version; leave out the whipped cream but use plenty of berries.
19. Ha-ha.

sugar, cocoa, baking powder, salt, eggs, whipping cream, baking chocolate, your choice, whipped cream, fresh berries

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/flourless-chocolate-cake-71346 (may not work)