Chocolate Nemesis
From zena824 17 years agoIngredients
- 1/2 cup water shopping list
- 1 cup sugar shopping list
- 1 pound bittersweet chocolate (good quality) shopping list
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, cut up shopping list
- 7 large eggs, at room temp shopping list
- Softly whipped cream or creme fraiche shopping list
- fresh raspberries for garnish shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Grease bottom and sides of a 9 inch springform pan.
- Line bottom of pan with parchment paper.
- Dust side of pan with flour.
- Set pan on wide sheet of heavy duty foil and tightly wrap foil up outside of pan to prevent water from leaking in during baking.
- In a large saucepan, heat water and 1/2 cup sugar over midium high heat until sugar completely dissolves, stirring occasionally.
- Add chocolate and butter to mixture in saucepan; stir constantly until melted.
- Remove pan from heat; cool chocolate mixture slightly, about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, with mixer at high speed, beat eggs with remaining 1/2 cup sugar 6 to 8 minutes or until mixture thickens and triples in volume.
- With wire whisk, fold warm chocolate mixture into egg mixture until completely blended.
- Pour batter into prepared springform pan; place in large roasting pan and set on oven rack.
- Pour enough boiling water into roasting pan to come half way up side of spring form pan.
- Bake cake 30 to 35 minutes or until edge begins to set and a thin crust forms on top.
- Carefully remove springform pan from water bath and place on wire rack; cool cake to room temperature.
- Cover and refrigerate over night.
- About 30 minutes before serving, run sharp knife around edge of pan to loosen cake; remove foil and side of pan.
- Invert cake onton waxed paper; peel of parchment.
- Turn cake right side up onto platter.
- Serve with whipped cream and berries.
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