Xocai Chocolate Cake
By: Adam Paul Green
Published: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 8:36pm

Ingredients




12 chunks dark chocolate (Xocai Healhty Chocolate Nuggets)
12/ cup butter
6 whole eggs
1 cup sugar (or sugar substitute, divided)
1 pt heavy whipping cream
1 tsp vanilla
3 tbsps sugar (or sugar substitute)

Preparation

1 Slowly melt 12 Nuggets with 1 stick of butter over low heat in a double boiler. Separate 4 eggs. In separate bowl beat 2 whole eggs. Add 1/2 cup sugar, and then add 4 egg yolks. Pour Nugget mixture into the eggs mixture. Beat 4 egg whites until stiff. Slowly add additional 1/2 cup sugar. Beat half of the 4 stiffly beaten egg whites into the Nugget mixture. Carefully fold the reminder 2 stiffly beaten egg whites into the Nugget mixture, Line a spring-form pan with waxed paper. Bake for 2 to 2 1/2 hours at 150 degrees. Do not over bake. Take it out and let it cool in the pan. It will fall to about half its original height when you take it out of the oven. Take out when inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let cake cool and the refrigerate. Beat heavy whipping cream until stiff. Add vanilla and sugar. Top cooled cake. Serves 8