Pierre Hermé’s Almond Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

For the Cake 

• 150g sugar 
• 150g butter
• 200g dark chocolate (range:47%-63%)
• 4 eggs
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 120g of almond powder

Directions

Cake: 

1. Preheat oven to 190°C (374F).
2. In a bowl, mix the egg yolk with sugar until the mix becomes white and moussy
3. Mix the egg whites separately with a pinch of salt until the texture hardens
4. Melt the chocolate with the butter in a double boiler pan
5. Add the chocolate mixture to the yolk and sugar mixture and mix well
6. Add the almond powder and the sifted flour to the mixture
7. Add the eggs whites (one third at a time) and incorporate delicately with a silicon spatula 
8. Bake for 25 minutes (can vary depending on the oven)
9. Decorate with sifted icing sugar and raspberries!