Serves: 8 to 10
Ingredients:
7oz good quality dark chocolate
7oz unsalted butter (the nice French kind if you can afford it, such as Lurpak or Beurre d'Isigny), cut into ½-inch cubes
1 ⅓ cup sugar
5 large eggs
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground clove
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F, and butter an 8-inch round cake pan. Line the base of the pan with parchment, and butter the parchment too.
2. Finely chop the chocolate and melt it gently with the butter in the microwave, stirring regularly until fully melted. Add the sugar to the chocolate-butter mixture, stirring well, and set aside to cool for a few moments. Then add the eggs one by one, stirring well after each addition. Add the cocoa, cinnamon, and cloves, and stir until incorporated.
3. Pour batter into the buttered cake pan and bake for approximately 25 minutes, or until the center of the cake looks set and the top is a bit crackly-looking and it only jiggles slightly, if at all. Let the cake cool in its pan on a rack for 10 minutes, then carefully turn the cake out of the pan onto a plate. Then invert it again, so that the crackly side is facing upward. Allow to cool completely. The cake will deflate slightly as it cools.
4. Serve in wedges at room temperature, dusted with confectioners' sugar if you like, or topped with a dollop of whipped cream or vanilla crème fraîche.
Nutrition score per serving:
316 calories, 17g fat, 38g carbs, 4g protein
