65gButter(Salted or unsalted. If unsalted, add a pinch of salt)
1/2tspInstant Coffee granules(optional)
Sifted Items (sift twice)
25gcocoa powder
15gPlain flour or corn starch(leave out if preferred gluten-free or want a really wet cake)
Egg Mixture
3smalleggs
70gcaster sugar
Instructions
Line the bottom of a 15cm cake tin. A preferred tin is light colored. Preheat the oven at 160C.
Place chocolate, butter and coffee granules. in a metal saucepan.
Place saucepan in a double boiler or over really low heat in an electric burner, until all the chocolate and butter have melted, stir through.
Add sifted items into the saucepan and fold in until the paste become smooth again.
Beat Eggs
Beat the 3 eggs until it is foaming and add half the sugar and beat until thick (like melted ice-cream).
Add the rest of the sugar and beat until ribbon stage.
Mix it up
Mix in 1/3 of the egg mixture into the chocolate mixture.
Fold in the rest of the egg mixture 1/2 at a time. Be quick and gentle, using a J-fold method. Don't take too long or you will lose all the air you have beaten into the eggs.
Drop the cake tin at a height twice (not more) to release the large air bubble.
Baking
Place the cake in the middle shelf of the oven and bake for 40 minutes. If you want the cake to be wet in the middle, then take it out 5 minutes earlier.