Flourless Chocolate Cake

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Ingredients

  • 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1/2 lb unsalted butter
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, plus additional for dusting

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Butter a 10-inch springform pan, line bottom with a round of parchment or wax paper, and butter paper.

melt chocolate with butter in a medium metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water, stirring until smooth.

Remove bowl from heat and whisk in sugar.

Add eggs one at a time, whisking well after each addition.

Sift cocoa powder over chocolate and whisk until just combined.

Pour batter into pan.

Bake until top has formed a thin crust and a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out with moist crumbs adhering, 35-40 minutes.

cool cake in pan on a rack for 10 minutes, then remove side of pan.

invert cake onto a plate and reinvert onto rack to cool completely.

dust cake with cocoa powder before serving.