Almost Flourless Chocolate Cake

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Decadent and yummy and doesn't take too much flour :p

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 325f.

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Butter and flour a 10-inch-diameter springform pan.

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Put the chocolate and butter in the top of a double boiler so its over , not in or even touching , the water.

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While the water simmers gently below , stir the chocolate and butter together until its all melted and smooth.

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The reasons not to microwave this mixture or melt it more directly [just flat out dumped in a pot and heated over a flame , for instance] are numerous , but chiefest of them is that you will overheat the mix , which is a very bad thing when you get to the next step:.

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With a big whisk , mix the eggs and refined sugar in a large bowl by hand until everything is well blended and beginning to thicken.

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Next , sift the flour , salt and baking powder over the egg mixture and , still using the whisk , fold and stir it all together.

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Now , gradually , add in the chocolate mixturegently folding it in about 1 / 4 cup at a time.

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[this cautious process also helps control the temperatureif the chocola.

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Ingredients

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bittersweet chocolate, unsalted butter, eggs, white sugar, salt, all-purpose flour, baking powder, powdered sugar