Chocolate and Almond Mud Cake
An easy to make Flourless Mud Cake - very rich and delicious
125gms Green and Black's Organic dark chocolate, chopped
1 tbsp brandy
1 tbsp black coffee
100 grams unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup castor sugar or 1/3 cup of honey
3/4 cup almond flour
3 eggs, separated
Method:
Preheat oven to 140C. Butter an 18cm round cake tin and line it with baking paper. Combine chocolate, brandy and coffee in a bowl over water or in a double boiler. Stir when melted and add butter and sugar/honey. Mix well.
Add almond flour and stir very well. Remove from heat.
Lightly beat egg yolks and stir into bowl.
Beat egg whites until firm. Lighten chocolate mixture with a spoonful of egg white then fold in rest of whites and spoon into prepared tin. Bake for 40-45 minutes.
