Flourless Chocolate Cake

I can name that tune in one note….forget the double boiler and melt the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl on low heat for 15 seconds at a time. Stir after each zap until melted, stir, then dump in the rest of the ingredients, mix well and bake.

1-2 teaspoons of instant expresso makes this great desert even better!

Here a note from a Swede about to make this: thank you so much for your efforts in presenting your recipes in grams and other oldworldly measurements. Makes our lives easier over here. :)

This cake is a winner no matter what, but I like to add some ancho chile powder and some pecans. A little heat and a little crunch to add contrasting texture elevate it even further.

I am french and my mother taught me to do a chocolate mousse which in fact was the exact recipe for our flourless cake, you just cook it !! We would chop 2 bars of Lindt dark chocolate, in a pan with a tablespoon of water and start to slowly melt it then add 150 grams of butter (!) , 2 tbsp of brown sugar, then add the 4 yolks, beat the 4 whites, add to the mix of chocolate/butter/yolks, then cook for just 25 minutes. Velvety... ;)

CORRECTION WITH MY APOLOGIES. Save the unnecessary double boiler. and just melt the chocolate chips AND butter in the microwave in 15 second zaps until melted. Stir until smooth. and a little cooled. Dump in remaining ingredients, blend well, and proceed as directed.

I just realized what this recipe is - a reformatted version of a never fail Brownie recipe from the back of the CH Sugar bag which I cut out and still have fifty years later. Then, I was making $90/wk and bringing home $65 after taxes, so I couldn’t make the Brownies very often, as I considered them pricey. Anyhow, if you want to turn this into Brownies, dump 1 1/4 c flour, 1 tsp baking powder and 1 c chopped walnuts into the mix and bake in a 9x13 greased pan for 25-35 minutes.

Made this cake, then made the Claire Ptak (Violet Bakery) version of this recipe. Same exact ingredients in almost the same proportions, except the other uses 1/4 tsp of salt. the preparation is completely different, the eggs are separated & whipped, folded into melted chocolate butter & salt. This is good but the Claire Ptak is DIVINE. If you are thinking of making this type of cake use the one from the Violet Bakery cookbook instead- it’s head & shoulders above.

This is such a simple, yummy, gluten-free recipe for all. This celiac mom says thank you. Powdered sugar dusted on top tastes great, too!

It'll work! Just start checking for doneness at 30 minutes to make sure it doesn't over bake. The cake will be flatter, but still delicious.

Made this last night. Very easy using microwave method to melt chocolate. I used Hu’s dark chocolate hunks and did NOT add any sugar. Cake was perfect dark chocolate richness. Served with raspberries and blueberries!

Instead of vanilla, kahlua is an awesome addition to this cake. Also chopped up heath bars sprinkled on the whipped cream taste very good too!

Highly recommend trying it with a splash of espresso or strong coffee added into the mix around the same step as the vanilla. Trust me!

Applesauce in a dish like this is highly unlikely to work as a sub. I routinely pull back on butter/oil in recipes swapping applesauce and this type of recipe won't work that way. Quick breads have a much better chance of being successful. This is a decadent and rich dessert that would be completely different if you reduced the butter.

I made this out of what I had. Doves dark chocolates, salted butter and halved the recipe. Just a test to see what it tastes like. Used two mini springforms. Even that worked out great! I can’t imagine I wouldn’t have thrown a little salt in anyway, that’s just the way I was taught. Took about 35 mins in the oven. Delish! I’ll make it for reals when my gluten-free friend comes through town.