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The late Richard Sax, celebrated cookbook author and champion of home cooks the world over, inspired this flourless chocolate cake—a riff on his iconic chocolate cloud cake.

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1" pieces, plus more, room temperature, for pan
• 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided, plus more for pan
• 10 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate (61%-72% cacao), coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 6 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons natural unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup chilled heavy cream
• 1/2 cup mascarpone
• 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
• A 9"-diameter springform pan

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