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Ingredients:
for the cake:
- 4 eggs
- 100g caster sugar
- 100g plain chocolate
- 60g plain flour
- 7g baking powder
for the top:
- 500ml whipping cream
- 200g dark chocolate
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 180C and line the bottom of a 20cm cake tin with baking paper.
- Place the butter and chocolate into a pan, and keep stirring over the low heat. When completely melted, set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks and sugar until creamy. Slowly add melted butter and chocolate, and mix on low speed until completely combined.
- Sift the flour and baking powder into the mixture and beat until creamy and pourable.
- In another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
- With a spatula slowly and gradually combine the egg whites into the first mixture, folding as you go. Continue until everything is completely blended.
- Pour into a prepared cake tin, and bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
- For chocolate ganache, place the chocolate into a medium bowl and heat the cream in a small saucepan over medium heat. When it comes to the boil, pour over the chopped chocolate and stir until smooth.
- Pour it over the cake that has been cooled for 20ish minutes, while it’s still in the tin, and let it set for a few hours (at room temperature and then in the fridge).