Serves Two
200 g butter 200 g bitter chocolate 100 g sugar 1 1/2 tbsp vanilla powder 4 eggs 1 heart shaped baking tin |
| Chocolate heart cake �?Torta degli innamorati | | | Melt the chocolate with the butter in the microwave for a minute or in a double boiler. Cool and stir in the egg yolks. In the meantime whip the egg whites to stiff peaks with the sugar and vanilla. Fold the chocolate into the egg whites gently and pour the mixture into a heart shaped baking tin, previusly buttered and dusted in flour. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 310° F - 160° C - G2 for 25 minutes then turn off the oven and leave the cake inside until it cools. Can be served with whipped cream and decorated with strawberries or raspberries. | | © 1998-2006 Marina Malvezzi. All rights reserved. | |