Flourless Chocolate Cake

Friday 29 July 2022

 




 As promised . . . today we have chocolate. Enough of salads!! You are banished for the weekend!!


  Flourless Chocolate Cake 






 And what a wonderful way to have chocolate this is! A delicious flourless Chocolate cake that is soooooo moreishly fudgy and wantonly scrumptious . . . 


You will find yourself sneaking downstairs in the middle of the night just for . . . ONE . . . MORE . . . PIECE!! (Trust me on this.) This was sooooo good, I sent the leftovers home with the missionaries. It was far too dangerous to keep around! 






  Flourless Chocolate Cake 






 I have made this a bazillion times over the last 10 years. As the personal Chef for an American family down south, this was often on a luncheon menu . . . you know how it goes . . .


 
Ladies who lunch♥♥♥chocolate



They go together like peas and carrots! 






  Flourless Chocolate Cake 





 Believe it or not, as many times as I have baked this cake . . . yesterday was the first time I had ever eaten it myself! Wow . . . was I impressed. This is my new favourite chocolate cake!!!



  Flourless Chocolate Cake 






 At the Manor, I usually served it with some homemade raspberry coulis, and it was very good, yes it was . . . but yesterday we just had it plain, with a bit of icing sugar dusted over top . . . oh . . . and . . . um . . . some clotted cream.






  Flourless Chocolate Cake







I didn't get a picture of it with the clotted cream though . . . once we added that . . . it was quite simply . . . gone! Naturally!! (I can't believe I waited so long to make this for myself!!) 




 I am assuming this is ok for a gluten free diet as there is no flour, cocoa or leavening in this recipe.





Flourless Chocolate Cake 




  *Flourless Chocolate Cake* 
Makes one 9 inch cake
  Printable RecipeLink There are a lot of versions of this floating around. This is the one I use. When I cheffed at the Manor, this was the one my boss always requested. 




 8 ounces semi sweet chocolate, chopped into bits 4 ounces of dark chocolate, chopped into bits (you want one that is at least 60% cocoa solids.) 
8 ounces butter (1 cup) 
9 ounces of caster sugar (about 1 1/4 cups) 
6 large free range eggs, separated 
Sifted icing sugar to serve 



 Preheat your oven to 170*C/325*F/ gas mark 3. 


 You will need a 9 inch springform pan. Remove the bottom and then place a large square of parchment paper over this bit. Replace the ring around the bottom and clamp on, making sure that the parchment paper is clamped in place. Butter the paper lined bottom of the pan and the sides. Set aside on a baking tray. 



 Melt the chocolate and butter in a glass bowl placed over a pan simmering water, without allowing the water to touch the bottom of the bowl. 

 Stir as it melts, until the mixture is completely melted and smooth. Remove from the pan and whisk in the sugar. 

 Pour into a larger bowl and beat in the egg yolks one at a time, beating constantly. 


 Beat the egg whites until stiff using clean beaters. Fold these into the chocolate mixture, carefully to combine, working gently and not whisking. (You want to keep the mixture airy.) 


 Pour into the prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. The cake will rise dramatically and fall drastically when it is removed from the oven. That is ok. It's supposed to happen. 


 Allow to cool to room temperature on the countertop then place in the refrigerator to chill for at least 4 hours before removing the sides of the springform pan. Dust with icing sugar and cut into wedges to serve.

16 comments

  1. Looks sinful but worth the sin. Clotted cream is awesome and must have been the perfect date for this cake.
    Thanks for sharing...

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  2. A delicious cake! I take the recipe, Laura

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  3. Wow looks so rich and indulgant. Love how its still slightly gooey in the middle

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  4. just reading about it has added a few inches to the waist !!!
    delicious but quite expensive to make, but a recipe I am holding on to for a specail occasion. Thanks Marie....Good job you sent the remainder back with the lads !!
    Love Sybil xx

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  5. I have been dying to try making a flourless chocolate cake lately and your amazing write up means this has gone to the very top of the silly amount of recipes i have saved! Massive thumbs up to the clotted cream addition, thoroughly approve of that choice! Gorgeous stuff. This looks divine and I will definitely be trying it some time :)

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  6. wow, this is a winner for sure,, yummy!!I can't imagine cooking this and not trying it,, beautiful Marie

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  7. Greetings from the Amish community of Lebanon,Pa. Richard from Amish Stories.

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  8. Oh! Wow! It seems you've discovered my addiction :) I need to make this, no doubt! I have a friend coming over in a few days to eat fancy things and watch the new Jane Eyre before she delivers her little one in a couple of weeks, and I think this would be just perfect for our little gathering :)

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  9. It looks like heaven on a plate..Thank you..have a great weekend!

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  10. i love how it sinks in in the middle :) mmmm

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  11. Oh Marie!! All my good intentions have just gone flying out of the window!! This cake looks too good to be true - but I know it isn't! - so I'm going to have to make it:))
    Mary oxo

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  12. I'm saving this recipe. It looks like an absolute must make.

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  13. I love flourless chocolate cakes, and these slices do not fail me!! Yummy

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  14. wow Marie, looks like I better plan a good walk to burn off calories before making this! I wonder how far I'd have to walk?! It'll be worth it, looks devine!

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  15. Flourless chocolate cake is about the only chocolate cake I love. This looks divine!

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    1. Oh Jeanie! Old post which somehow showed up again today! But yes, this is a great cake! I have a small batch version posting tomorrow! Stay tuned! xoxo

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