15-Minute Chocolate Cake

Name: 15-Minute Chocolate Cake
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 1 pound chocolate with a cocoa-solids content of at least 70 percent; 2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter; 6 eggs, preferably organic

Recipe from "Italian easy:Recipes from London's River Cafe"

Adapted by Julia Reed

Total Time: 15 minutes
Rating: 4(34)
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Ingredients

1pound chocolate with a cocoa-solids content of at least 70 percent
2½sticks unsalted butter
6eggs, preferably organic

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Preparation

Step 1
Preheat oven to 425. Generously grease a 10-inch springform cake pan and line with baking parchment.
Step 2
Break the chocolate into pieces and melt with the butter in a bowl over simmering water.
Step 3
In a separate bowl over simmering water, beat the eggs until they start to thicken. Remove from heat and beat about 4 or 5 more minutes. Fold half the eggs into the melted chocolate, then fold in the remainder. Pour the batter into the pan and cover with buttered foil.
Step 4
Place in a bain-marie of very hot water. It is essential, if the cake is to cook evenly, that the water comes halfway up the side of the cake pan.
Step 5
Bake for five minutes, remove the foil and bake for 10 minutes longer until just set. Remove from the water and cool in the pan. Unmold when completely cool.