Flourless Chocolate Truffle Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

300 g dark chocolate, chopped
150 g butter
6 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
4 tablespoons caster sugar (superfine)
CHOCOLATE GLAZE
200 g dark chocolate, chopped
1/3 cup cream
85 g butter

Preparation

Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees F (170C).
Line base of eight 1 cup (8 fl oz) capacity non-stick muffin tins with non-stick baking paper.
Place chocolate and butter in a saucepan (absolutely dry) and stir over low heat till melted and smooth.
Place the egg, vanilla and sugar in the bowl of a mixer and beat until thick and pale.
Stir through the chocolate mixture.
Spoon the mixture into muffin tins and bake for 12-15 minutes or until the cakes are just set.
Cool in the tins and refrigerate for 2 hours.
To make the glaze, place the chocolate, cream and butter in a saucepan over low heat and mix till smooth.
Chill the glaze till it is firm.
Unmould the cakes onto serving plates and spread with the glaze.