Ingredients:
6 ounces best-quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1/4 cup butter, softened
4 large egg yolks
10 large egg whites
1/4 cup sugar
icing sugar
whipped cream
Directions:
Butter a souffle dish and dust with sugar, tapping out excess.
Preheat oven to 430F.
Melt chocolate and stir until smooth.
Whisk butter into hot chocolate; add yolks and combine well.
Beat egg whites until frothy.
Beat in sugar gradually, and beat until whites hold stiff peaks.
Lighten chocolate mixture with 1/4 of the whites, and then gently fold in remaining whites (a few white streaks may show, and this is not a problem).
Pour into prepared dish.
Put dish in slightly larger baking pan and add enough hot water in second pan to reach 1/3 up the side of the souffle dish.
Bake for 40 minutes (center will be very soft).
Give a light dusting of icing sugar over top, bring to table immediately.
Serve with Whipped Cream.
Servings: 4-6
Time preparation: 15 min.
Time total: 55 min.