Flourless Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, cut into pieces

8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips (about 1 1/2 cups)

1 1/4 cups sugar

1 cup sifted unsweetened cocoa powder

6 large eggs

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

  2. Butter 10-inch-diameter springform pan.  Line bottom with waxed paper.

  3. Stir butter and chocolate in heavy large saucepan over low heat until melted.

  4. Mix sugar and cocoa in large bowl.

  5. Add eggs; whisk until well blended.

  6. Whisk in chocolate-butter mixture.

  7. Pour batter into prepared pan.

  8. Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

  9. Cool cake completely in pan on rack.

10. Run knife around pan sides to loosen cake.

11. Release pan sides.

NOTES: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
This cake has a taste and consistency similar to dense chocolate brownies, and the recipe can probably be used as such.