Flourless Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 6 tbsp butter
• 1 ¹⁄₂ cups dark chocolate chips
• 6 large eggs, separated
• ¹⁄₂ cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 tbsp cocoa powder, or icing sugar, for dusting

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 325° F (160° C).
2. Lightly butter a 9" springform pan and set aside.
3. Combine butter and dark Belgian chocolate in microwaveable bowl. Microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring each time until melted. Cool slightly.
4. Whisk egg yolks into chocolate mixture. In a second bowl, whisk egg whites with sugar and vanilla. Beat until stiff and glossy.
5. Fold 1⁄4 of beaten egg whites into chocolate mixture. Take this mixture, and using a spatula, gently fold into remaining egg whites.
6. Spoon into prepared springform pan and smooth top. Bake until cake comes away from the sides, approximately 25-30 minutes. Cool cake in pan on a rack for 5 minutes before running a knife around the outside edge. Remove collar of pan and let cake cool completely. The centre will fall during baking, making it moist and 'fudgy' in the centre.
7. Dust with cocoa powder or icing sugar.