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Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe

Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe

2019-01-20
4 Stars (71 Voters)
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Flourless Chocolate Cake - you need only 4 ingredients to make this gluten free chocolate cake. This cake is so moist, rich and delicious that it going to be your favorite chocolate cake.
DIFFICULTY
Easy
YIELDS
8
PREP TIME
40 minutes
WORK TIME
20 minutes
RECIPE CUISINE
World
INGREDIENTS FOR YIELDS
  • 250g (8.81oz) dark chocolate
  • 1/2 cup (115g) unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup (100g) sugar
  • 5 eggs
DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 180c/360f. Lightly grease an 8" springform pan; cut a piece of parchment to fit, grease it, and lay it in the bottom of the pan. Set aside.

2. Melt chocolate with butter in a medium bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water, stirring until smooth. remove from heat and let cool.

3. Separate egg yolks and egg whites. Add the egg yolks to the chocolate mixture and stir until incorporated and smooth.

4. beat egg whites with pinch of salt until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Whisk 1/4 of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture, then gently fold in remaining egg whites.

5. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Let cool completely and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Before serving dust with cocoa powder or powdered sugar.

COMMENTS (5)
  • A
    Adva
    10/12/2020

    hi, what kind of chocolate? Sweet 60%? Bittersweet 70-80%? Bitter 100%?

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    The Cooking Foodie
    10/16/2020

    Dark chocolate 60-80%.

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  • A
    Alina Kudina-Lundstrom
    2/11/2021

    Hello, Do you think this recipe will work as a base to make an Oreo sandwich cake? Trying not to use flour based recipes.. Or will it be too far away from the Oreo taste?

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  • M
    Moc
    4/15/2021

    Do you use medium or large eggs?

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  • C
    Carol
    3/17/2022

    Can I use regular salted butter for this receipe.

    Reply
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