Flourless Chocolate Cake II

Perfect for chocolate lovers! Serve this dense and fudgy cake dusted with confectioners' sugar, glazed with ganache, or with whipped cream or ice cream.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 285 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 3 large eggs, beaten
• 0.5 cup butter
• 0.75 cup white sugar
• 0.5 cup cocoa powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch round cake pan, and dust with cocoa powder.

Step 2

In the top of a double boiler over lightly simmering water, melt chocolate and butter. Remove from heat, and stir in sugar, cocoa powder, eggs, and vanilla. Pour into prepared pan.

Step 3

Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely, 45 minutes to 1 hour.