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    Flourless Chocolate Cake


    Source of Recipe


    This recipe comes to us from Judy Ritchie.

    List of Ingredients




    1 cup sliced or slivered almonds, toasted
    1 tablespoon + 1 cup sugar, divided
    3/4 cup(1-1/2 sticks) butter
    1/2 cup cocoa
    5 eggs, separated
    1/8 teaspoon salt
    Additional sliced almonds
    Apple slices
    Honey

    Recipe



    preheat oven 375F
    Place toasted almonds and l T sugar in the bowl of food processor. Process to a fine grind and set aside. Melt the butter, stir in the cocoa and cool.
    Meanwhile, in a large bowl beat the egg yolks with 3/4 C sugar until pale yellow in color. Add cocoa mixture and salt. Mix well. Add ground almonds. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add remaining l/4 C sugar, beating until whites are stiff, but not dry. Add about l/4 of the egg whites to chocolate mixture and stir to blend. Gradually fold in remaining egg whites.
    Pour into prepared, greased 10" tube pan. Bake 40-45 minutes or until set. Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes. Un-mold and remove bottom.
    Cool completely. When ready to serve, decorate with apple slices and almonds and drizzle with honey. Serves 12.

 

 

 


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