Sinful Baked Fudge - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. Baker's chocolate or other high quality chocolate
3/4 lb. butter
15 eggs, separated, at room temperature
1 1/4 lb. sugar

Preparation

Melt chocolate and butter in a bowl over hot water.
Work half of the sugar into the egg yolks, stirring with a whisk until mixture lightens in color.
Combine yolk mixture with chocolate mixture.
Whip egg whites to soft peaks.
Gradually add the remaining sugar to make a stiff meringue.
Fold into chocolate batter carefully, preserving as much volume as possible.
Chill to set, approximately 3 hours.
Smooth one-half batter into a greased 9 x 12 baking dish.
Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
Cool (it will fall).
When cool, smooth remaining batter into the same pan and freeze solid, 3 hours or overnight.
Bake 20-30 minutes at 400 degrees until center is hot, but still liquid and fudge is cakey on top and bottom.
Serve warm with a dollop of whipped cream.