Ingredients

  • 1 lb semisweet chocolate, coarsly chopped
  • 1 lb unsalted butter, diced
  • 1 cup freshly brewed espresso
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 8 eggs, beaten to blend
  • bath hot water
  • raspberries (to garnish)

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees, line bottom of 9 inch cake pan with 2 inch sides with parchment paper.
  • Bring butter, espresso, and sugar to boil, stirring to disolve sugar.
  • Remove pan from heat, add chocolate and whisk until smooth, cool slightly.
  • Whip eggs until blended.
  • Stir eggs into chocolate mixture until well blended, do not whip.
  • Pour batter into prepared cake pan.
  • Place cake pan in roasting pan.
  • Pour enough hot water into roasting pan to go halfway up sides of cake pan.
  • Bake for 45 minutes.
  • Chill cake overnight in refridgerator.
  • Invert pan onto serving platter (first cut around edges to loosen cake).
  • May garnish with dusting of cocoa powder and raspberry sauce.