Ingredients:

2 sticks butter

10 Oz bag dark chocolate chips

1 package (7 Oz) dry amaretti cookies, crumbled

6 eggs, room temperature 

1 cup sugar

Pinch of salt

Powdered sugar as needed

Directions:

Line bottom and sides of a heart-shaped springform pan with parchment paper. 

If you don’t have one, just use a 10” round springform pan.

Set aside.

Place a thick cookie sheet in oven.

Preheat oven to 325F.

Melt butter and chocolate in microwave (in short segments) or over double-boiler.

Mix well until a smooth chocolate sauce is achieved.

Add crumbled amaretti and mix well.

Set aside to cool.

Whisk eggs and sugar with electric mixer until thick and foamy.

Gently add cooled chocolate mix to whisked eggs, folding with spatula from bottom to top.

Make sure chocolate mix is fully incorporated. Batter should be a dark and uniform color. 

Carefully pour batter in prepared pan, spreading it evenly.

Place cake pan on heated cookie sheet.

Bake for 1 hour.

Remove cake from oven and allow it to cool completely.

Carefully remove cake from pan and peel off parchment. 

Place cake UPSIDE-DOWN on a platter.

Sprinkle with powdered sugar before slicing.

TIPS:

Using a thick baking sheet on the middle oven rack will help distribute heat evenly. 

Dry Amaretti cookies are easy to find at supermarkets everywhere or even at HomeGoods.

Allow the cake to FULLY cool or it will not stay together when served. The center of this cake will be very soft,  juicy and decadent. 

You can decorate top as you please but just a sprinkle of powdered sugar is simple and quick enough to make it look even better.