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French Chocolate Cake

Prep: 35 mins Cook: 45 mins Additional: 1 hr Total: 2 hrs 20 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 1 9-inch cake

Ingredients

½ cup white sugar

10 (1 ounce) squares semi-sweet chocolate
¾ cup unsalted butter, cubed
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

5 large eggs eggs, separated
¼ cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 dash cream of tartar
salt to taste
½ tablespoon confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Generously
grease a 9-inch springform cake tin. Dust with a little sugar, and tap
out the excess.

Step 2

Set aside 3 tablespoons of the sugar. Place the chocolate, butter,

and remaining sugar in a large, heavy-based pan. Cook over
moderate heat until the chocolate and butter have melted, and the
sugar has dissolved. Remove the pan from heat. Stir in the vanilla,

and leave the mixture to cool slightly.

Step 3

Beat the egg yolks into the chocolate mixture one at a time, beating
well after each addition. Stir in the flour.