COME OVER, I MADE CAKE

I kept this recipe, torn from a magazine, for years before I ever made it. It came with her advice on how to step out of a taxi in heels and a dress, and I never forgot either one. The first time I made it, it cracked down the middle and sank. I dusted it with powdered sugar and served it anyway.

Here it is, so you don’t have to wait as long as I did.

Adapted from Diane von Fürstenberg’s go-to chocolate cake

You’ll need

  • 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened

  • 14 oz bittersweet chocolate (four 3.5-oz bars; I use Lindt), broken into pieces

  • 3 whole eggs, plus 3 egg yolks

  • ⅓ cup sugar

  • ½ cup all-purpose flour

  • Berries for the top

  • Powdered sugar, in case it cracks (it might)

THE CAKE DIDN’T CHANGE

EVERYTHING. SERVING IT DID.

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Make it

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch springform pan.

  2. Melt the butter and chocolate together in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of hot water, stirring until smooth. Set aside.

  3. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and yolks until frothy. Keep beating on medium while you add the sugar, until thick and creamy. Mix in the flour.

  4. Gently fold the egg mixture into the chocolate with a spatula until no streaks remain. Spread into the pan.

  5. Bake about 40 minutes, until the center is just set.

  6. Let it cool, then top with berries. If it sinks or cracks, sift powdered sugar over the top and bring it to the table anyway.

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