Chocolate Decadence With Raspberry Sauce

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/2 cups fresh raspberries or 2 1/2 cups thawed frozen unsweetened raspberries
• 1/2 cup superfine sugar
• 1/4 cup framboise eau-de-vie (optional) or 1/4 cup other raspberry liqueur (optional)
• 1 lb semisweet chocolate or 1 lb bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temp
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 cup heavy cream, whipped

Recipe

• 1 to make the raspberry sauce, place the raspberries, sugar and framboise, if using, in a blender or in a food processor fitted with the metal blade.
• 2 puree until smooth.
• 3 if you prefer a seedless sauce, pass the puree through a sieve.
• 4 to make the cake, position a rack in the middle of an oven and preheat to 425°f.
• 5 butter a 8 or 9-inch springform pan or layer cake pan.
• 6 line the bottom with a circle of parchment paper or waxed paper cut to fit precisely.
• 7 butter the paper and dust with flour;tap out any excess.
• 8 place the chocolate and butter in a large heatproof bowl or the top pan of a double boiler.
• 9 set over a pan of gently simmering water but not touching the water.
• 10 stir often until melted and combined completely.
• 11 remove from the heat and let cool slightly.
• 12 place the eggs and sugar in a bowl.
• 13 using an electric mixer set on high speed, beat until light, fluffy and tripled in volume, 5 to 10 minutes.
• 14 reduce the speed to low and beat in the flour.
• 15 using a rubber spatula, fold one-third of the egg mixture into the chocolate to lighten it, then fold in the remaining egg mixture, taking care not to deflate the matter.
• 16 pour and scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
• 17 bake exactly 15 minutes.
• 18 let cool completely to room temperature.
• 19 do not refrigerate or the cake will stick to the pan.
• 20 invert the cake onto a flat serving plate and peel off the paper.
• 21 cut into wedges and top with sauce and whipped cream.
• 22 yum!