Flourless Chocolate Cake (Scandinavian)

Ingredients:
12 oz / 340 g semi-sweet chocolate (42-52 % cocoa)
5 tablespoons / 1/3 cup butter
5 tablespoons / 1/3 cup milk
5 tablespoons / 1/3 cup finely ground almonds
6 oz / ¾ cup / 170 g sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
4 eggs, separated
1 tsp cinnamon (optional)

Method
1. Preheat oven to 180 deg C/350deg F/Gas mark 4.
2. Line a 23 cm / 9 in cake tin with greaseproof or other non-stick paper and grease the tin.
3. Break the chocolate into small pieces and melt it with butter and milk over hot water.
4. Beat the egg yolks with half of the sugar.
5. Fold in the melted butter and chocolate mixture.
6. Fold inn ground almonds and baking powder
7. Beat egg whites until frothy; gradually add the remaining sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
8. Fold in the beaten egg whites.
9. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in centre comes out clean.

Can be served warm or cold with whipped cream. The whipped cream may be dusted with cocoa powder before serving, and the cake may be dusted with powdered sugar.

Variations
You may add one teaspoon of ground cinnamon together with the almonds. This gives a more spicy flavor.