Flourless Chocolate Cake II

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

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

Ingredients

4 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
3 large eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

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