Name: Chocolate Fallen Soufflé Cake
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 3 hr (includes cooling)
Yield: Makes 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients: 12 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), chopped; 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, cut into tablespoon pieces; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup sugar; 5 large eggs, separated and at room temperature for 30 minutes; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; Accompaniment: ice cream or lightly sweetened whipped cream

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Chocolate Fallen Soufflé CakeAnna Williams

If you're not familiar with soufflé cakes, this dessert may look a little odd — but it's delicious. The cake is designed to be eaten once it has collapsed and cooled (just the opposite of a regular soufflé).

Cooks' note:

Cake (removed from pan) can be made 1 day ahead and kept, wrapped in plastic wrap, at room temperature.

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