Flourless Chocolate Cake
sugar resulting in a wonderfully flavorful cake.
Butter Two sticks of unsalted butter adds richness and moisture.
Eggs Six eggs lend even more richness and moisture. Plus they help bind the batter together.
How to Serve Flourless Chocolate Cake
Serve this flourless chocolate cake with a drizzle of chocolate sauce raspberry sauce or caramel sauce for extra decadence. It also pairs well with fresh fruit vanilla ice cream or homemade whipped cream.
How to Store Flourless Chocolate Cake
Store the flourless chocolate cake in an airtight container or wrapped tightly in storage wrap at room temperature for up to three days.
Can You Freeze Flourless Chocolate Cake?
Since this flourless chocolate cake is unfrosted it actually freezes quite well. Wrap it in a layer of storage wrap then in a layer of aluminum foil. Freeze for up to two months. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
Ingredients
¾ cup white sugar
½ cup water
¼ teaspoon salt
18 1 ounce squares bittersweet chocolate
1 cup unsalted butter
6 large eggs
Directions
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F 150 degrees C. Grease a 10inch round cake pan set aside.
Combine sugar water and salt in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until completely dissolved set aside.
Melt bittersweet chocolate in a microwavesafe glass or ceramic bowl in 15second intervals stirring after each interval 1 to 3 minutes. Pour chocolate into the bowl of an electric mixer.
Cut butter into pieces beat butter one piece at a time into chocolate until combined. Beat in hot sugar water. Slowly beat in eggs one at a time.
Pour batter into the prepared cake pan. Have a pan larger than the cake pan ready put the cake pan in the larger pan and fill the larger pan with boiling water halfway up the sides of the cake pan.
Bake cake in the water bath in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. The center will still look wet. Place cake in the refrigerator until thoroughly chilled 8 hours to overnight.
To unmold dip the bottom of the cake pan in hot water for 10 seconds and invert onto a serving plate
