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Cake Ingredients
12 ounces good quality bittersweet chocolate
12 tablespoons unsalted butter
6 eggs, separated
12 tablespoons sugar, divided
1 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
Whipped Cream Ingredients
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 tablespoons sugar, or to taste
Zest of an orange, grated
1 large marshmallow, to stabilize cream
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line the bottom a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper and set
aside. Meanwhile, melt the chocolate and the butter in a double
boiler, or even better, in the microwave for about 2 minutes on
medium power. Stir until smooth and set aside to cool. In a medium
bowl, beat the egg yolks with 6 tablespoons of the sugar until the
mixture is pale yellow and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add vanilla,
fold in the melted chocolate and set aside. Meanwhile, beat the egg
whites in another medium bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually add
the remaining 6 tablespoons of sugar and beat until medium-firm
peaks form. Lighten the chocolate mixture by folding in a third of
the eggs whites, then fold the remainder gently into the chocolate
mixture, being careful to just incorporate, but not overwork the
batter. A few white streaks are okay. Pour into prepared springform
pan and bake in the center of the oven for 40 to 50 minutes, until
the top is puffed and cracked and a tester inserted in the middle
comes out with moist crumbs attached. Cool the pan completely on a
wire rack, don’t be alarmed when the center sinks in and forms a
crater. To release, run a small sharp knife around the the edge of
the cake and release the sides of the pan. To make the orange
scented whipped cream, whip the cream and vanilla until soft peaks
form. Add the sugar, orange zest and the marshmallow to stabilize.
Dollop the cream in the center of the cake and serve in large
slices. Pure chocolate bliss!
To “stabilize” whipped cream, beat as usual and whip in one large
marshmallow that has been softened for about 10 seconds in the
microwave. Serves 8 to 10 |
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