Adapted from ATK
Ingredients
- 170g butter (chopped)
- 100g cashew butter (butter free option)
- 50g hazelnut oil (butter free option)
- 20g alternative milk (butter free option)
- 160g bitter sweet chocolate
- 2 x ½ cup caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp salt
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 190g almond flour
- 2 tbs cocoa powder
Prep
Preheat oven to 160C.
Prep a cooking tin (eg. 9-inch springform pan)
Melt and mix the chocolate and butter together. Add vanilla.
Whip the egg whites until foamy. Add ½ cup caster sugar. Whip to stiff peaks. Set aside.
Whip the egg yolks and ½ cup caster sugar til thick and pale.
Mix almond flour, cocoa and salt.
Add chocolate mixture. Add almond flour, cocoa, salt and mix.
Mix in 1/3 of the egg whites.
Fold in remaining egg whites.
Bake for 50m
Allow to cool.