Chocolate Cake

Chocolate cake
3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour or cake flour
12 eggs, separated
1 1/2 cup sugar

pre heat oven to 325 degrees

Grease 3 spring form pans, round pan 9x1 inches. Heat 3 cups of chocolate chips and 1 1/2 cup of butter in a 2-quart heavy saucepan over medium heat until chocolate chips are melted; cool 5 minutes. Stir in flour until smooth.

Stir in egg yolks until well blended. Beat egg whites in a large bowl on high speed until foamy. Beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until soft peaks form. Fold chocolate mixture into egg whites. Spread equally in three pans.

Bake spring form 35 to 40 minutes, or round cake pans for 30 to 35 minutes (top will appear dry and cracked) or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; cool 10 minutes.

I like to take 2 tsp of water and 2 tsp of almond extract and spread over the top of each pan of batter before baking (if you try this, be sure not to stir into batter).