*This is a recipe for flourless chocolate cake, from my friend, Annie.**QUEEN MOTHERS CAKE**6 oz. sweet or semi-sweet chocolate 6 oz. ground almonds6 oz. butter 1/8 t. salt3/4 cup sugar 6 eggs, separated................................................................................................Use a spring form pan. Grease and dust with flour or line with parchment. Melt chocolate in double boiler, taking care not to allow any water to drip into the chocolate. Cream butter, sugar and egg yolks. Beat in melted chocolate and ground almonds. In another bowl whip egg whites till stiff. Fold into chocolate mixture. Bake 20 minutes at 375 degrees, then lower temp to 350 and bake 50 minutes. Place cake pan on wet towel to cool. See frosting recipe. **FROSTING:** 1/2 c. heavy cream 2 t. instant coffee crystals 8 oz sweet or semi-sweet chocolateScald the cream in heavy pan. Add coffee and whisk till dissolved. Add chocolate and stir one minute. Remove from heat and continue to stir till melted. Allow to stand at room temperature 15 minutes. Stir gently and pour carefully and artistically over cake. This is a rich, dense chocolate dessert. It's wonderful with coffee or vanilla bean ice cream or whipped cream. Or plain! So, who's going to make this besides me? Spread the love, people.And have a rapturous Valentines Day. Which, by the way, is a total crock. dd