Flourless Chocolate Cake With Strawberries and Cream - unsalted butter

Method

• Preheat oven to 350F Coat a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray or butter and cocoa; shake off the excess cocoa.
• Beat butter until smooth.
• Add 1 cup sugar and beat until creamy.
• Add ground nuts, chocolate and egg yolks and beat thoroughly.
• Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Stir one-third of egg whites into chocolate mixture; gently fold in remaining egg whites.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out nearlybut not completelyclean.
• Let cool in the pan for 30 minutes, then release sides and slide onto a serving plate.
• Combine cream, vanilla and 2 tablespoons sugar; beat until soft peaks form.
• Top cake with cream and strawberries.