Flourless Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 lb semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 lb unsalted butter, plus
• 1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 8 large eggs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2-3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Sauce

• 12 ounces semi-sweet dark baking chocolate or dark chocolate chips
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract

Directions

1. 1

   Grease a 9-inch spring form pan and line bottom with a parchment round. Combine the chocolate and butter in a bowl. Set the bowl over simmering water or in the top of a double boiler. Melt the mixture, stirring constantly until smooth, about 5 minutes. Set aside.

2. 2

   Combine eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt in a large bowl. Mix with an electric mixer until frothy and almost doubled in volume, about 5 minutes. Fold 1/3 of the egg mixture into the chocolate mixture. Repeat this process until all of the egg mixture has been folded inches.

3. 3

   Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake at 375 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until cake has risen and the adges are set. Cool on a wire rack to room temperature. Remove spring form pan side, invert cake onto a plate, and peel off the parchment paper. Reinvert cake on a serving platter. Heat cream and chocolate in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until melted and smooth. Remove from heat and add extracts. Drizzle chocolate sauce over cake and serve.