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Preheat Oven to 350 Degrees.
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Grease a 9 inch cake tin.
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Break Chocolate into small pieces and melt it with butter and milk over water.
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Beat the egg yolks and half the sugar.
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Fold in melted butter and chocolate mixture.
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Fold in ground almonds and baking powder.
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Beat egg whites until frothy by using an electric mixer; gradually add the remaining sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
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Fold in the beated egg whites.
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Bake at 350 degrees until wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, Approximately 40 minutes. Please note that cakes of this type will collapse and look like a pie.
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Serve with Whipped cream then you might want to dust with Cocoa powder.
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For a spicy Flavor you may add 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon with the almonds.
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To enhance the almond flavor you might want to add 1/4 teaspoon of Almond Extract.