Creator:
This is a recipe from Chip’s secretary at Yale, Barbara Shanley. It’s the strangest cake recipe I’ve ever read (or tried) but it’s extremely good, easy and unususal. Make it for a grand, cholesteral-be-damned occassion like Thanksgiving or Christmas, or some huge dinner party.
In Advance:
Preheat oven to 250.
Ingredients:
- 18 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
- 1 lb. unsalted butter
- 1 TB instant coffee dissolved in 1 cup boiling water or one cup brewed coffee
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
Recipe:
Melt together over low heat. Wisk until smooth.
- 9 eggs, well beaten
- Add to chocolate mixture and wisk until smooth. It’s OK if there are a few lumps, try to smooth out with wisk. Batter will be thin
- Pour into a greased 10-inch springform pan.
- Bake for 2 hours. Turn oven off and let cool in oven for 1 hour or more. FREEZE
- Slice into small servings -still frozen- and serve with whipped cream