This is an edited extract from A COOK’S BOOK by NIGEL SLATER, HARPERCOLLINS, $60. Available in stores nationally.
Marsala Almond Chocolate Slice (gf)
Roasted nuts, dark chocolate. A marriage made in heaven. The cake will appear, as you take it from the oven, to be not quite ready. The middle will be slightly sunken and feel less springy than the sides. That is as it should be. As it cools, the texture settles and the result is deeply fudgy and really rather pleasing. It is, incidentally, flourless and will keep, covered with kitchen foil, for several days.
120 grams skinned almonds125 grams dark chocolate175 grams butter4 large eggs120 grams caster sugara few drops vanilla extract50ml marsala30 grams cocoa
