Flourless chocolate cake

Ingredients

• 150 g (1 cup + 1 tbsp) caster sugar
• 6 large eggs
• 300 g (10.5oz) dark chocolate
• 100 g (7 tbsp) butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 50 g (1/2 cup) cocoa powder
• pinch of salt

Instructions

1. 1

   Pre-heat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF. Grease a springform cake pan with soft butter then line with baking paper.

2. 2

   Beat the eggs and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer until voluminous, pale and fluffy.

3. 3

   In the meantime, melt the chocolate and butter over a double boiler until smooth and glossy. Stir in the vanilla and allow to cool for a few minutes.

4. 4

   Pour the chocolate into the egg mixture, whilst continuously whipping, until combined.

5. 5

   Sift the cocoa powder and salt over the batter and gently fold in.

6. 6

   Pour the batter into the prepared tin and place in the oven. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the cake has risen, feels firm and a skewer inserted comes out with moist crumbs (a clean skewer is also an indication that the cake is cooked).

7. 7

   Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely in the cake pan. Once cool, remove and serve with thick cream and berries.