Chocolate heart cake -

Torta degli innamorati

7 0z./1 cup/200 gr. butter

7 oz./200 gr. bitter chocolate

4 oz./1 cup/100 gr. sugar

1 1/2 tbsp vanilla powder

4 eggs

1 heart shaped baking tin

Melt the chocolate with the butter in the microwave for

a minute or in a double boiler.

 Cool and stir in the egg yolks.

In the meantime whip the egg whites to stiff peaks

with the sugar and vanilla. Fold the chocolate into the

egg whites gently and pour the mixture into a heart

shaped baking tin, previously buttered and dusted in

flour. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 310°F/160°C/G2

for 25 minutes then turn off the oven and leave the

cake inside until it cools. Can be served with whipped

cream and decorated with strawberries or raspberries.