Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipes

Chocolates remind me of the themed room i.e. the chocolate room in Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory…. the one that had a hot-melted chocolate waterfall that mixed the chocolate to a perfect texture along with the chocolate river and of course how can I forget, the chocolate grass! When I watched the movie, I yearned to be seated there on the banks of the river with a cup brimming with fresh brown yummy chocolate. Wishful thinking it surely is, but there are delicious flourless chocolate cake recipes that you can try at home, here they are:

Flourless Chocolate Cake - 1
Required Ingredients

• 1 pound of butter (unsalted)
• 27 ounces of dark chocolate
• 20 large eggs (separated)
• 7 ounces of sugar
• Powdered sugar (as much as required)

Instructions

• First melt the butter and chocolate over a double boiler.
• Then whisk the yolks into the melted chocolate.
• Now whip the egg whites till they are shiny.
• After that add the sugar and whip until very stiff and fold this into the chocolate.
• Then pour the batter into a full size hotel pan that is lined with buttered paper.
• Bake this at 400°F for about 10 minutes.
• After the designated time, reduce the oven temperature to 350°F and continue baking till it is done (this should take approximately 40 minutes).
• Now invert the cake onto the back of a sheet pen and cool completely, then dust with powdered sugar.

Flourless Chocolate Cake - 2
Required Ingredients

• 4 one-ounce squares of semisweet chocolate (chopped)
• ½ a cup of butter
• ¾ cup of white sugar
• ½ a cup of cocoa powder
• 3 eggs (beaten)
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Instructions

• First preheat the oven to 300°F and then grease a 8 inch round cake pan and dust it with cocoa powder.
• Melt the chocolate and butter over the top of a double boiler over slightly simmering water.
• Then remove from heat and stir in the sugar, cocoa powder, eggs and vanilla. Pour this mixture over the prepared pan.
• After that is done bake it in a preheated oven for 30 minutes and then let it cool in the pan for ten minutes and then turn it out onto a wire rack and let it cool completely.
• The slices can be reheated by placing them in the microwave for 20 to 30 seconds before serving.

Almond and Chocolate Flourless Cake
Required Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder (unsweetened)
• ½ a cup of blanched almonds
• 2 tablespoons of organic sugar and a ¾ cup of organic sugar too
• 3 ounces of bittersweet chocolate
• 4 ounces of reduced-fat sour cream
• 2 egg yolks
• I teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 4 teaspoons of almond extract (optional)
• 5 eggs that have been placed at room temperature
• ¼ teaspoon of salt
• 1 tablespoon of toasted and silvered almonds (optional)

Instructions

• First preheat the oven to 350°F and then coat a 9 inch spring foam pan with 2 teaspoons of butter and dust it with 1 tablespoon of cocoa.
• Combine the blanched almonds with 2 tablespoons of sugar in a food processor and process until it is finely ground.
• Melt the chocolate and the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter over simmering water that is at the top of a double boiler.
• Then remove from the heat and place the chocolate mixture in a fine bowl.
• Now add the almond mixture, sour cream, vanilla extract, almond extract, egg yolks, ½ a cup of the remaining sugar and the two tablespoons of cocoa. Stir this mixture till it blends well.
• Beat the egg whites and salt until frothy using an electric mixer on high speed. Then slowly add the remaining cup of sugar and continue beating until stiff glossy peaks are formed.
• To lighten it stir in one-quarter of the beaten whites into the chocolate mixture and gently fold in the remaining whites till there are no white streaks left. Now place it in the prepared pan and gently smooth the top.
• After that is done bake for 30 minutes or until the cake has risen and a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out with a few soft crumbs.
• When the cake is ready, place it on a rack and cool. This done loosen the edges of the cake with a knife and remove the sides of the pan.
• Sprinkle toasted almonds over the cake.