flourless chocolate nut brownie torte

 1 1/2 c granulated sugar.
8 oz butter
8 eggs, separated, at room temp.
16 oz chocolate, in small pieces
6 T nuts
1/2 c heavy cream
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 c pow sugar
350 degrees.

Lightly butter springform pan. combine 1 c sugar w/ butter on med speead to yellow ribbons. add egg yolks one at a time until all incorporated. set aside. Melt chocolate in double boiler, stir occasionally - water simmering not boiling. Remove from heat, stir into butter. stir in nuts. set aside. Whip egg whites at hight until soft peaks. Add 1/2 c sugar and whip to firm peaks. Stif 1/3 of whipped whites into choc mixture to  loosen base. Fold in remaining whipped whites and pour into pan. Center oven bake to toothpick clean 45-50 min. Whip cream with vanilla. Remove cake from oven & let cool 30 min before unmolding. open hinge, sarp knife to loosen. transfer to serving platter, dust with pow sugar and served with whip cream on topp.


Michael Lomonaco'ds from cheuf sthoustring