Dessert: Flourless Dark Chocolate Cake Recipe

Ingredients

4 large eggs, separated
3 tablespoons butter
8 ounces dark baking chocolate, chopped
1/3 cup plus 1/4 cup sugar, divided
1 container (2-1/2 ounces) prune baby food
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Confectioners' sugar

Instructions

Place egg whites in a small bowl; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 °. Coat a 9-in. springform pan with cooking spray; place on a baking sheet.
In a small saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; cool slightly. In a large bowl, beat egg yolks on high speed 3 minutes or until slightly thickened. Gradually add 1/3 cup sugar, beating until thick and lemon-colored. Beat in baby food, vanilla and chocolate mixture.
With clean beaters, beat egg whites on medium until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high after each addition until sugar is dissolved. Continue beating until stiff glossy peaks form. Fold a fourth of the whites into chocolate mixture, then fold in remaining whites.
Pour into prepared pan. Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs. Cool on a wire rack 20 minutes. Loosen sides from pan with a knife; remove rim from pan. Cool cake completely. Dust with confectioners’ sugar before serving.

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