Title: Chocolate Truffle Cake
Categories: Chocolate Cake
Yield: 8 Servings

16	oz	Semi-sweet chocolate
4		Eggs, separated, room temp
1/2	c	Sweet butter
1	c	Whipping cream
1 1/2	ts	Flour
1	ts	Vanilla
1 1/2	ts	Sugar
2	tb	Confectioners sugar
1	ts	Hot water
		Confectioners sugar for
		Sprinkling over cake

Oil bottom of 8-inch or 9-inch spring form pan. Melt chocolate and butter in low 200 degree oven for 10 minutes or until chocolate and butter are melted. Add flour, sugar and water; blend well. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Fold gently into chocolate mixture. Turn into prepared pan and bake for 15 minutes in middle of 425-degree oven. Let cake cool completely. Sift or sprinkle powdered sugar over top of cooled cake.

Whip cream, vanilla and confectioners sugar until soft peaks form. Whipped cream may be served thickly spread on top of cake or in a separate bowl.

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