FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE CAKE

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A wonderful recipe from donna hay's cookbook "flavours". Doesn't take long to make, but extremely rich. Your eyes are going to be tired from rolling to the back of your head. :P

Provided by KitchenManiac

Categories     Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

300 g dark chocolate, chopped
150 g butter
6 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
4 tablespoons caster sugar (superfine)
200 g dark chocolate, chopped
1/3 cup cream
85 g butter

Steps:

  • Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees F (170C).
  • Line base of eight 1 cup (8 fl oz) capacity non-stick muffin tins with non-stick baking paper.
  • Place chocolate and butter in a saucepan (absolutely dry) and stir over low heat till melted and smooth.
  • Place the egg, vanilla and sugar in the bowl of a mixer and beat until thick and pale.
  • Stir through the chocolate mixture.
  • Spoon the mixture into muffin tins and bake for 12-15 minutes or until the cakes are just set.
  • Cool in the tins and refrigerate for 2 hours.
  • To make the glaze, place the chocolate, cream and butter in a saucepan over low heat and mix till smooth.
  • Chill the glaze till it is firm.
  • Unmould the cakes onto serving plates and spread with the glaze.

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