Hey everyone! Sam here from Sugar Spun Run and today I will be showing you how to make a flourless chocolate cake.
A flourless chocolate cake is a lot different than any other traditional chocolate cake you may have had in the past.
Rather than being fluffy and cakey, a flourless chocolate cake actually almost has a fudgy almost cheesecake like consistency.
It is so rich, and so decadent. I really think you guys are going to love this one.
To get started, you will want to preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
Next, we are going to melt together some butter and chocolate. You are going to need 12 tablespoons of unsalted butter.
and if you can see, I have cut this into about tablespoon sized pieces.
and we will add this to a medium microwave safe bowl.
Next you are going to need 6 ounces of premium chocolate. I like to use Ghiraldelli 60% chocolate bars.
and I am just going to break this into pieces, or you can chop yours if you want. And we will just add this into our butter.
Take this over to your microwave where we will heat this in 15 second increments stirring really well in between.
Until the butter and chocolate are melted and the mixture is smooth.
Once that is melted, we will stir in 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract.
and I also like to add a teaspoon of instant coffee. This is optional, but it's not going to make your cake taste like coffee,
It's just going to really help bring out that rich chocolate flavor.
We'll stir these together.
Now we will set that chocolate aside to cool for a couple of minutes while we prepare our egg mixture.
Now you are going to need 4 large room temperature eggs for this recipe.
You will want to put them in a large bowl.
and we will add a cup of granulated sugar.
and 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
and now you will want to use an electric mixer to beat this together until this mixture has doubled in volume.
Now it will take several minutes for this mixture to double in volume. If you are using your stand mixer, I do recommend using a whisk attachment
Rather than a paddle. It will take a minute and a half to 2 minutes if you are mixing it on high speed.
It will take a little bit longer using an electric mixer and I really don't recommend doing this by hand.
This egg white mixture is looking pretty good at this point. So what I am going to do now is I am going to turn my mixer to a low speed.
and I am going to take that chocolate mixture that has had a little bit of time to cool, and I am very slowly going to drizzle this into the egg mixture.
I want to grab my spatula, because I want to make sure I get all of that chocolate in there.
Now in case you think our flourless chocolate cake isn't chocolaty enough yet, we are still going to add a 1/2 cup of natural unsweetened cocoa powder.
Now we are going to sift this over our batter, rather than just pouring it in, because we don't want to get any lumps in here.
and see these lumps, we can just use a spoon to push these through and break them up that way.
Now you won't need to use your electric mixer again. I am just going to use my spatula to mix this cocoa powder into the rest of the batter.
Now are batter is ready and you are going to need an 8 inch spring form pan.
for baking our flourless chocolate cake.
Now as you can see here, I have lined the bottom of mine with parchment paper.
and I am just going to pour this batter evenly into the prepared pan.
and we will bake this in our 325 degree fahrenheit oven for about 30-35 minutes.
Now the best way to tell it's done is the edge will look pretty much baked. The center is still going to look wet and pretty jiggly.
and if you insert a toothpick, or a knife into the center it is going to come out looking like it has wet batter on it, there should also be a few clumps though.
Once it's finished baking, you will want let this sit at room temperature for about an hour,
until it has cooled down so the pan is actually at room temperature.
and then transfer this to the fridge and let it sit for 4-6 hours, or preferably overnight.
Once your flourless chocolate cake has finished cooling, now you can slice and serve. Now at this point, I often like to top mine off with chocolate ganache
and if you check the video library, I just recently shared an easy chocolate ganache. So you might want to check that out.
This flourless chocolate cake might not look like much, but it is so decadent, so rich, so fudgy. It's almost like cheesecake where it is so rich
You can't really even eat a big slice.
Now as I mentioned, you can top it off with chocolate ganache, or I like to top mine off with whipped cream.
but it is also wonderful when it is enjoyed on it's own.
I hope you guys enjoyed today's super simple recipe for flourless chocolate cake.
and thank you so much for watching. I'll see you next time.
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