Flourless Chocolate Cake

This is an interesting cake. Strange texture - not unpleasant by any means, but not "cakey"! Give it a try and see what you think.

INGREDIENTS:
10oz bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
1/2 cup butter
3 tbsp Kahlua
2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
7 eggs, separated
1 cup sugar

1.     Preheat oven to 350ºF; rack in middle.

2.     Grease/flour 9” springform.

3.     Melt butter and chocolate over pan of water until smooth.

4.     Stir in kahlua, vanilla and salt.

5.     Whisk egg yolks and sugar till pale and light.

6.     Whisk in chocolate mixture.

7.     Beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff but not dry.

8.     Whisk a spoonful of egg white into chocolate mixture, then fold in remainder until evenly combined.
         Do not overmix.

9.     Spoon into pan and place in oven.

10.    Reduce heat to 300ºF and bake about 1 hour, till top is dry and firm. Cool in pan.