Chocolate cake with grand marnier

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       Title: Chocolate Cake with Grand Marnier
  Categories: Chocolate, Cakes
       Yield: 10 servings
  
      14 oz Semi-sweet chocolate,
            -chopped
     3/4 c  Plus 2 tbsp unsalted butter
      10    Egg yolks
       1 c  Granulated sugar
       1 tb Vanilla extract
       1 tb Grand Marnier (orange
            -liqueur)
       1 ts Lemon juice
      10    Egg whites
     1/2 c  Granulated sugar
            Powdered sugar
       2 c  Heavy cream, whipped
  
   Chocolate Cake with Grand Marnier
   
   Melt chocolate and butter in double boiler. Set aside to cool
   slightly. Beat yolks and 1 c sugar until smooth; stir in vanilla,
   Grand Marnier and lemon juice. Blend in chocolate mixture.
   
   Beat egg whites in large mixer bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually
   add 1/2 c sugar; beating until stiff peaks form. Stir 1 c of whites
   into chocolate mixture, then fold in remaining whites.
   
   Pour batter into greased and floured 10 or 12 inch springform pan.
   Bake in preheated 250 oven 2 1/2 hours. (That's what is says, two and
   one-half hours.) Cool completely on rack before removing pan.
   Sprinkle cake with powdered sugar. Serve with whipped cream. Serves
   10 to 12.
  
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