FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE LIME CAKE

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE LIME CAKE image

Number Of Ingredients 7

6 oz chopped bittersweet chocolate
1 1/4 sticks butter softened
6 eggs
1 1/4 c superfine sugar
1 c almond meal
4 tsp unsweetened cocoa
1 lime zest and juice

Steps:

Preheat 350 Line bottom of 9 inch springform pan with parchment and butter. Melt chocolate and butter Cool. Beat eggs and sugar until tripled in volume, pale and mouselike. Mix almond meal with cocoa. Gently fold into egg mixture, then chocolate mixture. Fold in zest and juice. Pour into pan, bake 40 min. Cake will be firm on top and wobble underneath. Remove from oven, cool. Once slightly cool put towel over to prevent getting too crusty. Serve with cream. * 1/4 cup lime juice (2-3 limes, or from a bottle) * 1 Tbsp. tequila * 1 Tbsp. triple sec or Cointreau * 3/4 cup confectioner's sugar * 1 cup heavy cream Directions 1. Stir the lime juice, tequila, and triple sec together in a large bowl. Whisk in the confectioner's sugar and let it dissolve in the liquid. 2. Whip cream in a separate bowl until it holds its shape. Whisk in the margarita mixture and keep whisking until mixture is light and aerated. Serve immediately with the Flourless Chocolate Lime Cake. 6 (1/4-cup) servings plus leftovers.