Chocolate Tea Cake

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 3 eggs, room temperature
• 1/2 cup cake flour
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f
• 2 line a 9-inch round cake pan with parchment.
• 3 melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler or melt in the microwave. cool.
• 4 beat the butter until light and fluffy. beat in sugar. pour in chocolate and mix to combine.
• 5 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 6 gently mix in the flour until it just disappears.
• 7 pour into prepared pan, smooth the top, and bake about 25 minutes, until a tester comes out clean. cool in pan on rack. invert onto serving platter, peel paper and dust top with confectioners' sugar.