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Ingredients
- 12 oz
- semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 5 tsp
- espresso or strong coffee
- 2 c
- sugar
- 1 c
- butter
- 6 large
- eggs, separated, room temperature
- 1 c
- all purpose flour
- confectioners' sugar
How to Make Fudge Cake
- 1Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
- 2Lightly butter a 9" springform pan.
- 3Dust pan with flour and tap out excess.
- 4In top of double boiler over hot, not simmering water, melt together espresso and chocolate, stirring occasionally.
- 5Remove pan from heat and cool until tepid.
- 6In large bowl, using hand-held electric mixer set at medium high speed, cream sugar and butter together until light and fluffy.
- 7One at a time, add egg yolks to mixture, beating well after each addition.
- 8Beat in flour.
- 9In large grease-free bowl, using hand-held mixer at medium high speed, beat egg whites until they form stiff, shiny peaks.
- 10Fold 1/4 of the whites into chocolate mixture to lighten.
- 11Then fold in remaining whites.
- 12Fold in butter and flour mixture.
- 13Scrape batter into prepared pan and bake 60 to 70 minutes or until top is crusty and cracked and the middle is still slightly moist.
- 14Remove cake to wire rack to cool completely.
- 15Remove sides of springform pan and transfer cake to serving plate.
- 16If desired, place doily on top of cake and sprinkle with confectioners sugar.
- 17Remove doily to form pattern.
About Fudge Cake
Other Tag: Quick & Easy
