Flourless Chocolate Cake

One time, I was watching the food channel on Foxtel and they happened to show this recipe. This one is pretty easy, too - and you only need 5 types of ingredients. And it tastes yummy (or at least that's what my husband said :-D ) and perfect for a gluten-free chocolate cake. So, here goes.

Ingredients:

400 grams of dark chocolate

300 grams of unsalted butter

10 eggs

3 tablespoons of cocoa (sifted)

225 grams of caster sugar

1. Pre-heat the oven at 180 degress celsius. Line a baking pan with baking paper.

2. Melt the chocolate and butter under low heat. Try not to stir too much the mixture while it's melting to avoid the dark chocolate from tasting bitter. Remove from heat once the chocolate-butte mixture is totally melted.

3. Separate the yolks from the whites of the eggs. Beat the egg yolks and sugar together then, set aside. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites as well then, set aside.

4. In a large bowl, mix the chocolate-butter mixture, beaten egg yolks-sugar and cocoa until well combined.

5. Then, fold in the beaten eggwhites gradually (about 3 times) until well combined.

6. Pour the mixture into the lined baking pan and bake for about 35 minutes or until done (insert a toothpick at the centre and once it comes out clean, then it's done).

7. Cool for a few minutes before serving.

Notes: I topped the cake with strawberries as I happen to have a lot of strawberries that time. And I just find that strawberries eaten with chocolate cake are yummy as the flavours sort of complement each other. But you can use any toppings you like. For the presentation: the well formed at the middle was done by putting a baking paper on top of the cake (right after taking out from the oven so it's still hot) and then, placing a deep plate with a very heavy object (e.g. water melon or pumpkin) on top of the cake for an hour or two.