FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE ESPRESSO CAKE WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• FOR SAUCE:.
• Working in batches, puree raspberries and syrup in processor.
• Strain puree into medium bowl and chill. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Keep chilled.).
• FOR CAKE:.
• Preheat oven to 350 °F.
• Line bottom of 9-inch-diameter cake pan with 2-inch-high sides with parchment.
• Place all chocolate in large bowl.
• Bring butter, espresso and sugar to boil in medium saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar.
• Add to chocolate; whisk until smooth.
• Cool slightly.
• Whisk in eggs.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Place cake pan in roasting pan.
• Pour enough hot water into roasting pan to come halfway up sides of cake pan.
• Bake until center of cake is set and tester inserted into center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, about 1 hour.
• Remove pan from water.
• Chill cake overnight.
• Cut around pan sides to loosen cake.
• Using oven mitts as aid, hold pan bottom over low heat for 15 seconds, warming slightly to release cake.
• Place platter over pan.
• Hold pan and platter together tightly and invert.
• Lift off cake pan; peel off parchment.
• Serve with sauce and fresh berries.
• **Cook time does not include refrigerating cake overnight.