Have you ever been on a date and the other person orders dessert and when it comes, you think to yourself, “Oh man, I wish I would have ordered that!”. And then they say, “Would you like to taste it?”. You taste it, and well, you know what I’m talking about. Well, it happened to me, and it was an amazing flourless cake! When I found a recipe that only had three ingredients, I knew I had to make it. It has to be one of the easiest (and most delicious) desserts I have ever made!!
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. chocolate (I used Giardelli 60 percent bittersweet baking chocolate)
- 8 large (cold) eggs
- 2 sticks unsalted butter (cut into 16 pieces)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease the inside of an 8- or 9-inch spring form pan. Line bottom with parchment paper and grease the parchment paper. Cover the outside of the spring form pan with aluminum foil. Place covered pan in a slightly larger pan. Fill outer pan with one cup of boiling water right before the cake is ready to be placed in the oven.
Melt the butter and chocolate over a double boiler or in the microwave just until melted. Set aside to cool while you whip the eggs.
In a large bowl, using a whisk attachment, whisk the eggs on high speed for about 5-7 minutes (or until double in volume). Gently (and I do mean GENTLY!) fold the whipped eggs into the melted chocolate and butter mixture. Start with 1/3 of the whipped eggs. Fold until incorporated. Continue two more times in 1/3 increments until the egg mixture and chocolate are fully incorporated. Be very gentle with this process. You do not want to knock all the air out of the eggs.
Pour this mixture into the prepared pan. Place in the preheated oven. Be careful not to get burned by the boiling water!
Bake the cake for 22-25 minutes. There will be a thin crust on top when finished. Carefully remove cake from oven (again, being careful not to get burned by the water). Completely cool in pan on wire rack. Refrigerate for at least 8 hours. Remove spring form from pan before serving. Remove the parchment paper and place on serving platter. Dust with confectioners’ sugar and berries if desired. I also served mine with a small scoop of my homemade ice cream…Yum!!!! You need to make this cake SOON! Enjoy! xoxo
This recipe is inspired by Ali @gimmesomeoven. Thanks Ali!!
