Flourless chocolate cake recipe

Flourless chocolate cake

With a hit of coffee

Flourless chocolate cake recipe

1 hr 30 mins plus cooling

Not Too Tricky

serves 10

nutrition per serving

438

Calories


31.4g

Fat


17.8g

Saturates


31.4g

Sugars


0.5g

Salt


7g

Protein


33g

Carbs


2.8g

Fibre


of an adult’s reference intake

Ingredients

200g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing

200g dark chocolate (70%)

1 tablespoon strong coffee

6 large free-range eggs

250g golden caster sugar

70g cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting

Method

Get your chocolate fix with this super-moreish flourless chocolate cake

  1. Preheat the oven to 160ºC/320ºF/gas 3. Grease a 20cm springform cake tin with a little butter and line with greaseproof paper.
  2. Rest a medium heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water on a medium-low heat. Break in the chocolate, roughly chop and add the butter, then allow to melt, stirring occasionally until smooth and glossy.
  3. Carefully remove the bowl from the heat, stir in the coffee and set aside to cool slightly.
  4. Separate the egg yolks and whites between two large bowls. Whisk the egg whites for 1 to 2 minutes, or until soft peaks form.
  5. Add the sugar to the yolks and beat for 7 minutes, or until pale. Sift in the cocoa powder and 1 pinch of sea salt, then gently fold through to combine.
  6. Stir in the melted chocolate mixture, then gently fold through the egg whites until smooth.
  7. Transfer to the prepared tin and place in the hot oven for around 1 hour, or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
  8. Allow to cool completely on a wire cooling rack, then serve with a dusting of cocoa powder and fresh berries.

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