Flourless Chocolate Cake With Strawberries and Cream

• 12 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 1 cup ground almonds
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups strawberries

1. Preheat oven to 350F Coat a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray or butter and cocoa; shake off the excess cocoa.
2. Beat butter until smooth.
3. Add 1 cup sugar and beat until creamy.
4. Add ground nuts, chocolate and egg yolks and beat thoroughly.
5. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
6. Stir one-third of egg whites into chocolate mixture; gently fold in remaining egg whites.
7. Scrape batter into prepared pan.
8. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out nearlybut not completelyclean.
9. Let cool in the pan for 30 minutes, then release sides and slide onto a serving plate.
10. Combine cream, vanilla and 2 tablespoons sugar; beat until soft peaks form.
11. Top cake with cream and strawberries.

unsalted butter, sugar, sugar, ground almonds, chocolate, eggs, whipping cream, vanilla, strawberries

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/flourless-chocolate-cake-with-strawberries-and-cream-303531 (may not work)