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Flourless chocolate cake is a decadent dessert that’s naturally gluten free (and grain free).
When we were selling baked goods at farmers markets for a living, the flourless chocolate cake was always a huge hit. Think of it as a brownie, but then add in extra chocolate, more eggs for lift and just happen to forget the flour. There you have it, the perfect chocolate dessert with all real food ingredients.
Back when I was selling at markets, gluten-free was all the rage but no one batted an eye at white sugar. These days white sugar is on the naughty list too, and I’m thinking that this dessert would work out wonderfully with honey, maple or coconut sugar substituted in as the sweetener.
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Flourless Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- 16 oz. dark chocolate
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup strong coffee, very hot
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into pieces
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 8 large eggs, beaten, at room temperature
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8'' or 9'' springform pan (or cake pan with a removable bottom). Lining the bottom with buttered parchment helps to remove the cake as well.
- Pulse the dark chocolate in a food processor until it's very fine. Add the sugar and pulse until combined.
- Prepare 3/4 cup of strong coffee and add it piping hot into the food processor while it's running. Blend until all the chocolate is completely melted and the mixture is smooth.
- Finally, add in the beaten eggs and vanilla, then process until smooth. (Be sure the eggs are already beaten before adding, or you might end up with a trail of egg white in the final cake.) The batter will be quite thin.
- Pour the batter into a buttered springform pan and bake at 350 for about 60 to 75 minutes. Keep in mind that smaller pans mean a thicker cake, and longer bake time. Test for doneness with a toothpick in the center.
- When the cake is done, remove it from the oven and allow it to cool at room temperature. It will deflate, and that's normal. The finished cake is quite thin.
- Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
