Chocolate Nemesis (Gluten Free!)

(also from Nancy Sleeth)

One delightful discovery in my friendship with Almost Amish Nancy is we also both love chocolate. A superb, “What? You, too?” This recipe is also from Nancy.

It’s a bonus for all of us because not only is it crazy good, it’s gluten free and loaded with chocolate!

Ingredients:
½ cup of water
¾ cup of sugar
6 ounces of unsweetened chocolate (chopped)
3 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate (chopped)
¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) of BUTTER, sliced
3 large eggs

Toppings:
Frozen strawberries with sugar (defrosted)
8 ounces of heavy cream whipped with 3 Tablespoons of sugar until stiff
1 ounce of semi-sweet chocolate (shaved)

Directions:

• BUTTER a 10-inch springform pan and line with wax paper.

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

• In medium saucepan, bring water to a boil and stir in sugar until dissolved. Turn down the heat to lowest setting and stir in chocolate and BUTTER until melted. Remove from heat and cool slightly before whisking in eggs.

• Pour chocolate into spring form pan. Place spring form in a larger pan. Fill larger pan with ½ inch of water and bake for thirty minutes until the middle is set.

• Refrigerate until firm before serving. Top each slice with defrosted strawberry slices with some juice, a dollop of fresh whipped cream and the semi-sweet chocolate shavings.

YUM!