Flourless chocolate cake
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4.7
Flourless chocolate cake
Description
The Flourless Chocolate Cake uses dark chocolate and butter melted together, then combined with eggs beaten with caster sugar until fluffy. This mixture is gently folded with cocoa powder and a pinch of salt to create a batter that sets into a dense but tender cake when baked. It is baked in a lined springform pan until the surface is firm yet the interior remains moist with crumbs clinging to a skewer.
Its crumbly, fudgy texture and intense chocolate richness make it an indulgent dessert best served at room temperature with thick cream and fresh berries to complement the chocolate's bitterness and sweetness. The absence of flour results in a naturally gluten-free cake that is rich and smooth.
Ingredients
- 150 g (1 cup + 1 tbsp) caster sugar
- 6 large egg
- 300 g (10,5oz) dark chocolate
- 100 g (7 tbsp) butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 50 g (½ cup) cocoa powder
- salt pinch
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF. Grease a springform cake pan with soft butter then line with baking paper.
- Beat the eggs and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer until voluminous, pale and fluffy.
- In the meantime, melt the chocolate and butter over a double boiler until smooth and glossy. Stir in the vanilla and allow to cool for a few minutes.
- Pour the chocolate into the egg mixture, whilst continuously whipping, until combined.
- Sift the cocoa powder and salt over the batter and gently fold in.
- Pour the batter into the prepared tin and place in the oven. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the cake has risen, feels firm and a skewer inserted comes out with moist crumbs (a clean skewer is also an indication that the cake is cooked).
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely in the cake pan. Once cool, remove and serve with thick cream and berries.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 308 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 308kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 106mg | 35% |
| Sodium | 124mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 284mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 460IU | 9% |
| Calcium | 42mg | 4% |
| Iron | 4.1mg | 23% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.7
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