Flourless Chocolate Cake with Coffee Liqueur
- 1 pound semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup coffee liqueur
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 7 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- Powdered sugar
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Butter 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides.
- Line bottom of pan with parchment paper.
- Stir chocolate, butter, coffee liqueur, and vanilla in heavy large saucepan over low heat until melted and smooth.
- Cool to lukewarm.
- Using electric mixer, beat eggs and 1 cup sugar in large bowl until thick and pale, and slowly dissolving ribbon forms when beaters are lifted, about 6 minutes.
- Fold 1/3 of egg mixture into lukewarm chocolate mixture.
- Fold remaining egg mixture into chocolate mixture.
- Place prepared pan on baking sheet.
- Transfer batter to prepared pan.
- Bake until tester inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 55 minutes.
- Cool 5 minutes.
- Gently press down edges of cake.
- Cool completely in pan.
- (Cake can be prepared up to 1 day ahead.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
- Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before continuing.)
- Run knife around pan sides to loosen cake.
- Remove sides of pan; transfer cake to platter.
- Remove parchment paper.
- Sprinkle cake with powdered sugar and serve.
chocolate, butter, coffee liqueur, vanilla, eggs, sugar, powdered sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/flourless-chocolate-cake-with-coffee-liqueur-104980 (may not work)