Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
• Ganache (recipe follows
• Whipped Cream

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375°. Grease and 8 inch round pan.

In a double boiler over barely simmering water, melt chocolate and butter until smooth. Remove from heat and whisk in sugar. Add eggs and combine well. Sift in cocoa powder and whisk until smooth. pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes or until thin crust is formed. Cool cake for 5 minutes before removing from pan to cool completely on wire rack. Transfer to serving plate and dust lightly with cocoa powder or spread with Ganache. Refrigerate.

Ganache:

1/4 cup heavy cream

2 Tablespoons unsalted butter

4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped or chips

Om a s,a;; [am. bring the cream and butter to boil. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and stir until smooth.