Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe

Easy Chocolate Dessert Recipes

A flourless chocolate cake recipe creates a dense moist cake, it does not rise due to the lack of flour.

This type of cake will store well due to the absence of flour.

You don't need to add any frosting to the cake because it is a very rich dense cake.

A chocolate cake made without wheat flour is perfect for people who are allergic to wheat products.

If you do suffer from allergies always read the labels on the products that you intend to use.

Substitute ingredients that contain wheat with ingredients that are appropriate to your situation.

 

Almond Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe

 

Chocolate Almond Cake

200g (7 oz) finely chopped dark chocolate
150g (5 oz) chopped unsalted butter
200g (7 oz) blanched almonds
1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder
6 egg yolks (use large eggs)
3 egg whites
200g (7 oz) caster sugar (fine sugar)
1 tablespoon brandy (or other flavoring)
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

 

Preheat oven to 180C (350F, Gas Mark 4)

1. Brush a 23cm (9 inch) springform pan with melted butter to grease. Line the base and sides with non stick baking paper.

2. Place the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl. Place bowl over a saucepan half-filled with simmering water (make sure that the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water). Stir occassionally until the chocolate melts and the mixture is smooth. Set aside and cool slightly.

3. Place the almonds and cocoa powder in a food processor and process untill the almonds are finely ground.

4. Reserve 2 tablespoons of sugar. Place the remaining sugar and the 6 egg yolks in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer for about 5 minutes or until thick and pale.

5. Add the melted chocolate mixture, brandy (or flavoring) and vanilla, stir very will until combined. Stir in the almond mixture.

6. Place the 3 egg whites into a clean grease free mixing bowl, and beat with an electric mixer until firm peaks form.

Add the reserved sugar and beat for 2 minutes more or until the mixture is thick and glossy. Gently fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture.

7. Pour into the prepared pan.

8. Bake in the oven for 45 - 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

Leave the cake in the tin for 20 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.

9. Serve the cake with whipped cream and sliced strawberries.

Or simply dust with icing sugar as the above cake (to achieve the diamond pattern; cut strips of paper and lay these in a criss cross manner over the cake, then using a samll sieve dust icing sugar on the top).

 

Hazelnut Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe

1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/3 cup hot water
150g melted dark chocolate
150g melted butter
1 cup hazelnut meal
1 1/3 cups firmly packed brown sugar
4 eggs separated
1 tablespoon extra cocoa powder

Preheat oven to 180C (350F, Gas Mark 4)

Steps to making this flourless chocolate cake recipe

1. Grease a deep 19cm (7 inch) square cake tin. Line the base and sides with baking paper.

2. In a large bowl mix the cocoa powder with the hot water until dissolved and smooth.

3. Stir in the melted chocolate, butter, sugar, hazelnut meal and egg yolks.

4. In an grease free bowl beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.

5. Fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture do this in two stages.

6. Pour the mixture into the pan, bake uncovered for about 1 hour or until firm.

7. Leave the cake in the tin for 15 minutes then turn onto a wire rack to cool.

8. To serve dust with the extra cocoa powder.

 

Nut Free Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe

230g (8oz) unsalted butter, cubed
6 large eggs
1 1/4 cups sugar
230g (8oz) Bittersweet Chocolate (plain dark chocolate)
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder sifted

Preheat oven to 180C (350F, Gas Mark 4)


1. Grease a 20cm (7 inch) springform pan, line the base with baking paper.

2. Place the butter and chocolate in a heat proof bowl and place on top of a sauce pan of simmering water (make sure that the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water), melt over simmering water stirring occassonally. Once melted remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.

3. Mix the dry ingredients together and then add the eggs mixing very well.

4. Add the melted chocolate mixture to the dry ingredients, mix well.

5. Pour mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.  Allow to cool in the pan.