Warm chocolate cake

Ingredients

• 150g dark chocolate, broken into pieces
• 150g unsalted butter
• 100g caster sugar
• 5 eggs, separated
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 140g almond meal
• Raspberries, to serve*
• 85g white chocolate, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup (125ml) thick cream
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Method

1. Preheat oven to 200°C, grease and line the base of a 22cm cake pan.
2. Melt dark chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of gently simmering water (don't let bowl touch the water), then set aside to cool slightly.
3. Beat butter and sugar until pale and light, add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition, then stir in melted chocolate, vanilla and almond meal. Whisk eggwhites until stiff peaks form, fold a little of the eggwhite into the cake mixture to lighten it, then carefully fold in the remaining eggwhite. Spoon into cake pan and bake for 10 minutes.
4. Reduce oven temperature to 170°C and bake for 7-10 minutes. The centre of the cake will be quite molten. Cook for longer if preferred. Set aside to cool for 5 minutes before turning out.
5. Meanwhile, to make the sauce, place white chocolate in a medium bowl. Heat cream in a pan until just before it comes to the boil, pour over chocolate and stir until smooth, then stir in the vanilla.
6. Cut the warm chocolate cake into wedges, pour over the sauce and garnish with raspberries.