CRAGGY CAKE CHOCOLATE Ingredients

7 ounces/200 g 70% chocolate, chopped 7 ounces/200 g butter, softened 4 eggs, separated 1 cup/200 g sugar

Method
Heat the oven to 375F/1 0!" #$ne %$th parch&ent, grease, and flour an '( $nch/22 c& spr$ngfor& pan" )elt the chocolate gentl* over a %ater bath, then beat $n the butter a p$ece at a t$&e unt$l s&ooth" +n a separate bo%l, beat the *ol,s %$th half the sugar unt$l th$c,, pale, and r$bbon*" +n *et another bo%l, beat the %h$tes to pea,s" -catter over the re&a$n$ng sugar and beat to a st$ff &er$ngue" -lo%l* %h$s, the chocolate &$.ture $nto the *ol, &$.ture" -t$r $n a spoonful of egg %h$te, then pour the chocolate &$.ture over the egg %h$tes and gentl* fold together %$th a spatula" /our the batter $nto the prepared pan and ba,e 50 &$nutes" 0e&ove fro& the oven" 0un a ,n$fe around the outs$de edge, then let s$t unt$l cool" +t %$ll s$n, do%n and the top %$ll crac,, appeal$ngl*" -erve %$th a dr$ft of sl$ghtl* s%eetened %h$pped crea&, flavoured %$th van$lla, ru&, or orange flo%er %ater"