Flourless Chocolate And Raspberry Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup boiling water
• 200 g dark chocolate, chopped (sweet not bitter)
• 150 g butter, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups almond meal
• 1 1/3 cups brown sugar
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1 cup frozen raspberries, thawed, drained on paper towel

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to slow, 150°c lightly grease a 22cm round cake pan. line base and sides with baking paper.
• 2 in a small bowl, blend cocoa with water until smooth.
• 3 in a medium heat-proof bowl, combine dark chocolate and butter. place over a saucepan of gently simmering water, stirring until melted.
• 4 remove from heat. blend in cocoa mixture, almond, sugar and yolks. fold in raspberries.
• 5 in a small bowl, using an electric mixer, beat egg-whites until soft peaks form. lightly fold into chocolate mixture.
• 6 pour mixture into prepared pan. bake for 1 hour 45 minutes until a skewer comes out clean when tested.
• 7 cool cake in pan for 15 minutes, before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• 8 serve with whipped cream or when cool, ice with italian meringue frosting and fresh raspberries.