Chocolate, Flourless Cake (1 Layer, 9-inch)

By MarieR

"This is so easy! It's always the biggest hit at parties."

Ingredients

• 7 oz really good (45-50% cocoa) semisweet chocolate
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 4 eggs, separated

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 300°F. Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler. Stir together half the sugar and four yolks; add to melted chocolate concoction.
2. Using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites; slowly add remaining 1/2 cup sugar until stiff peaks form. Fold mixture into chocolate. Pour into a greased 9-inch cake pan.
3. Bake 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with just a few crumbs on it.
Cool 30 minutes before removing from pan. Dust with powdered sugar.