Flourless Chocolate Cake
- Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
1 c Dark Chocolate - chopped1/2 c butter 3/4 c Sugar 1 tsp Espresso powder or Instant Coffee 1 good pinch Salt 1 good pinch Cardamom - optional 3 large eggs 1 tsp Vanilla Extract - optional1/2 c Cocoa powder 1 c Dark Chocolate - chopped 1/2 c Heavy Cream
Instructions for the cake:
1. Make the base; melt chocolate and butter in a microwave safe dish. Stir until smooth. Transfer the mixture into a large bowl.
2. Fold in sugar, espresso, salt, eggs, and vanilla.
3. Add cocoa powder and stir until combined.
4. Preheat oven to 375F/180C and line an 8-inch (16cm) spring form with butter, covering the bottom with parchment paper.
5. Pour in the mixture and bake for 20 minutes.
6. Cool the cake on a wire rack.
For the frosting
1. Place the chopped chocolate into a bowl.
2. Bring a heavy cream to a simmer. Do not boil.
3. Pour the heavy cream over chocolate and stir until melted.
4. Pour the topping over the cake and smooth the top.
Refrigerate cake for 1 hour before serving.
Serving Size: makes 12 slices
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PJF272.
1. Make the base; melt chocolate and butter in a microwave safe dish. Stir until smooth. Transfer the mixture into a large bowl.
2. Fold in sugar, espresso, salt, eggs, and vanilla.
3. Add cocoa powder and stir until combined.
4. Preheat oven to 375F/180C and line an 8-inch (16cm) spring form with butter, covering the bottom with parchment paper.
5. Pour in the mixture and bake for 20 minutes.
6. Cool the cake on a wire rack.
For the frosting
1. Place the chopped chocolate into a bowl.
2. Bring a heavy cream to a simmer. Do not boil.
3. Pour the heavy cream over chocolate and stir until melted.
4. Pour the topping over the cake and smooth the top.
Refrigerate cake for 1 hour before serving.
Serving Size: makes 12 slices
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PJF272.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 396.5
- Total Fat: 28.5 g
- Cholesterol: 94.4 mg
- Sodium: 162.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 39.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.0 g
- Protein: 2.7 g
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