Super Rich Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 390 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids is better)
• 175 g butter, softened
• 100 g caster sugar
• 5 eggs, separated
• 80 g sifted plain flour
• 1/3 cup brandy
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

Recipe

• 1 grease and line an 18 cm cake pan, dust with flour.
• 2 melt 300gm chocolate in a double boiler. set aside.
• 3 pre-heat oven to 160 celsius.
• 4 cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer for 5 mins until pale and creamy.
• 5 with the motor running add the egg yolks one at a time, mixing in between to incorporate.
• 6 add the flour and beat to combine.
• 7 add the brandy, mix.
• 8 pour in half of the melted chocolate, beat until half incorporated.
• 9 fold through the rest of the chocolate.
• 10 in a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form.
• 11 fold through 1/3 of the egg whites through the chocolate mixture to loosen. fold through the rest of the egg whites, taking care no to over-mix.
• 12 spoon the mixture into the cake-pan and bake in the center of the oven for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
• 13 cool completely on a wire rack.
• 14 smother with chocolate ganache.