Ingredients

How to make it

  • Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
  • Line the bottom of a 9 inch springform cake pan with baking parchment.
  • Melt the chocolate either in a double boiler or a microwave, and then let the butter melt in the warm chocolate.
  • Beat the 2 whole eggs and 4 egg yolks with 1/3 cup of the sugar, then gently add the chocolate mixture, the Cointreau and orange zest.
  • In another bowl, whisk the 4 egg whites until foamy, then gradually add the remaining sugar and whisk until the whites are holding their shape but are not too stiff.
  • Lighten the chocolate mixture with a dollop of egg whites, and then fold in the rest of the whites.
  • Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 35-40 minutes or until the cake is risen and cracked and the centre is no longer wobbly.
  • Cool the cake in its pan on a wire rack; the middle will sink as it cools.
  • Whip the cream until it's soft and then add the vanilla and Cointreau and continue whisking until the cream is firm but not stiff.
  • Fill the crater of the cake with the whipped cream, easing it out gently towards the edges of the cake, and dust the top lightly with cocoa powder.

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  • msbooch75 16 years ago
    Cloud 9 when it comes to chocolate. Thanks
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  • zena824 16 years ago
    This is another Death by Chocolate Recipe....THis sounds heavenly.....
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