Jean's No Flour Chocolate cake

This dense delicious chocolate cake was first made for me by my dear friend Jean. She along with two other women and myself have been getting together almost every month since our kids were in pre-school together, 20 years I believe !!
We rotate homes and whoever hosts makes dessert and there have been some very memorable desserts.

I forgot to take a photo when I cut this cake recently, and as you can imagine it didn't last long.

Jean's No Flour Chocolate cake

Ingredients

16 oz. semisweet chocolate

1 cup unsalted butter

9 eggs separated

1 cup sugar

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9" spring form pan, dust with flour.
2) Chop the chocolate into smaller chunks.

3) Slowly melt butter and chocolate together in a heavy saucepan over low heat, set aside to cool.

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4) Separate the eggs into two large bowls. 

5) Beat the yolks for about 1 minute, slowly add sugar and continue beating until thick and lemon colored.

6) Beat the whites until they just begin to peak.

7) Add cooled chocolate mixture to yolks and blend thoroughly.

8) Pour this mixture into egg whites and fold in gently until completely blended. 

9) Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 45 minutes. 

10) Cool 1/2 hour or longer before turning out onto a serving plate.The cake will rise and then fall as it cools.

11) May be served with whipped cream, ice cream, garnish with fresh strawberries and slivered almonds.

Enjoy.