Sure, this is the basic recipe, however your friend can add some orange peel to the batter or a tablespoon of brandy and/or espresso coffee at step 4 for a flavor variant.
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Ingredients:
3/4 cup sugar
1 stick unsalted butter or margarine at room temperature
7 large eggs, separated
8 oz. bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled
Pinch salt
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350º F and grease a 8 inches pan
2. Beat butter and sugar until light.
3. Add egg yolks one at a time, beat until smooth after each addition.
4. Beat in chocolate.
5. Apart, beat egg whites with salt until soft peaks form.
6. Stir a third of whites into batter
7. Gently fold in remaining whites using a rubber spatula,
8. Pour smoothly the batter into the pan and bake for 40 minutes or until well risen, center is firm and elastic to a fingertip.
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