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January 6, 2009

Death by Chocolate

Filed under: Cakes,Desserts,Gluten Free — @ 11:50 pm

•    8 ounces unsweetened chocolate
•    4 ounces semi-sweet or bitter-sweet chocolate
•    2 sticks unsalted butter (chopped in pieces)
•    5 extra large eggs
•    1 1/3 cups sugar
•    1/2 cup water
Butter 9 inch round cake pan, place a circle of waxed paper on bottom and butter it.
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Chop chocolate.  Mix eggs well with with 1/3 cup sugar until sugar is dissolved.  In a 11/2 quart saucepan combine 1/ 2 cup water and 1 cup sugar – bring to a boil.  Take off burner and fold in all chocolate.  Stir until melted.  Fold in butter and stir until melted.  Add to egg mixture and wisk just to mix.  Place in 9 inch round pan that is buttered.
Place pan inside jelly roll pan with 1/2 cup water in pan.  Bake for 25-30 minutes.  Let sit for 10 minutes.  Take a knife around the sides of the pan and invert on plate.
Top with raspberry broulle and fresh raspberries or other favorite topping.

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