Chocolate and Almond Cake

Ingredients

• 300 gm ground almonds 
• 300 gm sugar
• 300 gm butter
• 125 gm melted chocolate
• 6 eggs - separated 

To Serve

• Whipped cream
• Grated chocolate
• Icing sugar to dust 

Method:

• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks and fold in ground almonds and cool melted chocolate.
• Whip the whites until stiff. Fold into chocolate mixture. Pour into a 9" greased and lined cake tin.
• Bake at 180 degrees C until the cake is firm to the touch. Turn out and cool. Decorate and serve.

Serves 4