Chocolate Quatre Quarts Recipes

Steps:

• Position rack in lower third of oven. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter an 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-by-2 1/2-inch loaf plan.
• Melt chocolate and set aside.
• Sift together flours, soda and salt. Set aside.
• Place egg whites in the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat on medium-high speed until stiff but not dry. Scrape whites into another bowl and set aside.
• Place butter in the mixer bowl and beat on medium-high speed until creamy. Gradually add sugar. Beat until very light and fluffy, stopping occasionally to scrape sides of bowl.
• Add egg yolks and beat until fluffy, stopping once to scrape down sides of bowl. Add dry ingredients and beat just until mixed. Beat in chocolate.
• Remove bowl from mixer. Stir about one third of the egg whites into the batter. Fold in remaining whites. Scrape batter into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour 20 minutes, rotating pan after 40 minutes.
• Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Turn cake out onto rack, turn upright and cool completely.
• Wrap cake tightly in plastic wrap and then aluminum foil. Refrigerate overnight or up to a week. Can be frozen for up to two months. Defrost in refrigerator overnight.