Flourless Chocolate Cake. Flourless Chocolate Cake is rich, dense, fudgy, and incredibly easy to make. It is a classic chocolate cake recipe that just so happens to be gluten-free. Allow to cool completely on a wire cooling rack, then serve with a dusting of cocoa powder and fresh berries.
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You can have Flourless Chocolate Cake using 10 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Flourless Chocolate Cake
- Prepare 8 oz of semi sweet chocolate, chopped.
- You need 8 of large eggs, seperated and at room temperature.
- You need 2 tbsp of sour cream.
- It's 2/3 cup of granulated sugar or splenda sugar subsitute.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp of salt.
- You need 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder.
- It's 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
- You need of for optional glaze topping.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of heavy cream.
- You need 4 oz of semi sweet chocolate chopped.
A chocolate ganache glaze takes it over the top. And, since it contains neither flour nor leavening, it's perfect for Passover. This (gluten-free!) flourless chocolate cake is decadent, rich, and super-easy to make. Add a dollop of whipped cream and some crunchy hazelnuts and you're all set.
Flourless Chocolate Cake step by step
- To make cake.
- Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9 inche cake pan with non stick spray, line the pan with parchment paper and spray paper with the non stick spray..
- Melt the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl carefully just until melted, set aside while preparing eggs..
- Beat the egg whites and baaking powder in a large bowl to stiff peaks. Now beat in a different bowl the egg yolks, sour cream, sugar, salt and vanilla, beat well until thick and pale 3 to 4 minutes. Beat in melted chocolate until well blended..
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- Add egg white mixture in 3 additions to yolk chocolate mixture folding gently but combining well do not deflate.
- Pour intorepared pan. Bake on a cookie sheet for 30 to 45 minutes it should spring back when touched, do not overcook but be sure middle is cooked through. Cool on a rack before turning out on serving dish..
- For optional glaze.
- In a small saucepan heat cream to a simmer, remove from heat and add chocolate, let sit 1 minute then stir until smooth, spoon over cooled cake allow to set.
- Other garnishes.
- Whipped cream and berries are wonderful with this cake!.
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