Happy Valentine's Day!

Just want to wish a Happy Valentine's Day to all my family & friends. If you were here, I'd give you a piece of my Chocolate Cracked Earth Cake. It's an adaptation from Tyler Florence's recipe. Since you are not here with me to enjoy this cake, here is the recipe:

6oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 stick butter
2 T coffee
1 t. vanilla
9 eggs separated -- yeah, that's right, 9!
3/4 C sugar

Preheat the oven to 350. Butter a 9-inch springform pan. Melt the chocolate and butter in a double boiler. Meanwhile, whisk the egg yolks with the sugar in a mixing bowl until light yellow in color. Whisk a little of the chocolate mixture into the egg yolk mixture to temper the eggs; then whisk in the rest of the chocolate mixture.
Beat the egg whites in a mixing bowl until stiff peaks form and fold into the chocolate mixture. Pour into the prepared pan and bake until the cake is set, the top starts to crack and a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out with moist crumbs clinging to it, about 30minutes. Let stand 10 minutes, then remove sides of pan.

So that's the recipe. Tyler uses all bittersweet chocolate and doesn't add vanilla or coffee. I thought I'd use some bittersweet and some semi-sweet, as I thought the bittersweet would just be too, well, bitter. Also, if you noticed, this is a flourless cake which is an added bonus. Enjoy!