Ingredients
12 tbsp unsalted butter
6 oz semi-sweet chocolate
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup sifted flour with 1 t. salt
6 eggs, separated
1 tsp vanilla
1 can sour cherries, drained
Directions
Contributed to the echo by: Janice Norman CHOCOLATE SOUR CHERRY CAKE
Preheat oven to 350. Melt chocolate and butter together, let cool
slightly. Beat egg yolks and sugar until lemon colored. Add chocolate
and egg whites. Pour into a buttered 10-1/2" spring form pan.
Sprinkle drained cherries evenly on top. Bake for 55 minutes. Cool
for 15 minutes. Run knife around edge to loosen. Let cool completely
and remove from pan.
Servings: 10
Servings: 10 servings
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