Chocolate Flourless Cake

Happy Monday! Hope you all had a lovely weekend full of exciting fall and Halloween activities! If you’ve read Sugar and Charm for awhile, you know I’m a fan of making entertaining fun and easy. I love small details that make a dinner party charming. This cake definitely  falls into the “charming” and “easy” categories. The recipe for this yummy flourless chocolate cake has only 4 ingredients! How’s that for easy? To create a festive design, I chose a skull for Halloween. Just use a stencil and then dust powdered sugar on top using a small strainer- sifter. So if you’re hosting a little Halloween get together, this is a sweet way to bring some spooky details to the table!

Chocolate Flourless Cake

This cake definitely falls into the “charming” and “easy” categories. The recipe for this yummy flourless chocolate cake has only 4 ingredients! How’s that for easy?

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chocolate flourless cake, chocolate flourless cake recipe, gluten-free chocolate cake

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 8 servings

Calories: 349kcal

Author: Eden

Ingredients

US CustomaryMetric

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for pan
• 8 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 6 large eggs, separated
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees. Butter the bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan.
• Place butter and chocolate in a large heatproof bowl and melt over a double boiler (or microwave stirring each time, until completely melted. Let cool slightly. Whisk in egg yolks.
• In a large bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form add granulated sugar, and continue beating until glossy stiff peaks form. Whisk 1/4 of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture. Gently fold in remaining egg whites.
• Pour batter into the buttered pan, and smooth the top with a rubber spatula. Bake until the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan and is set in the center, 30 minutes. Do not over bake or it will become dry. You want to under baker this cake for a moist texture. Cool completely before removing sides of pan. Place a stencil lightly on top of the cake and dust with powdered sugar. Serve at room temperature, with whipped cream or a chocolate ganache sauce!

Notes

adapted from Martha Stewart

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Chocolate Flourless Cake

Amount Per Serving

Calories 349 Calories from Fat 207

% Daily Value*

Fat 23g35%

Saturated Fat 13g81%

Cholesterol 182mg61%

Sodium 65mg3%

Potassium 219mg6%

Carbohydrates 28g9%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 23g26%

Protein 7g14%

Vitamin A 506IU10%

Calcium 44mg4%

Iron 3mg17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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