The BEST Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe (Sonia has done it again)
***Note: see below for where I added a second flourless chocolate cake option for you!
Sonia has done it again. A few weeks ago she said she’s been wanting to try making this and brought over the best flourless chocolate cake recipe! Then she asked if I wanted her to take pictures for a valentines dessert on my blog. Can you believe what great friends I have?
That’s not all.
The kids had a snow day today, so she and her boys came over to play with our kids, and she brought the chocolate cake for us to have with our coffee this morning! (We loved our chat over coffee even if my kids did keep interrupting our sentences.)
There’s still more.
Since she’s more creative and artsy than I am, she asked if I had berries or mint leaves so we could add more interest to the picture. I’ve got to remember to get my brain to think like Sonia’s when I’m taking all my blog pictures, don’t I?!
Do you wonder how it tasted?
It tasted as good as it looks, with just the right amount of sweetness. It had the consistency of a fudgy chocolate brownie. I even had some real whipped cream to go on top, or some vanilla ice cream would be perfect too.
The Best Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 eggs, cold
- 1 pound semi-sweet chocolate , broken into pieces, I've been known to just use the same amount of any chocolate chips I have on hand.
- 1 cup organic butter
Supplies needed:
- Wide foil-- regular width foil doesn't keep the water out as well
- Large roasting pan for water bath
- Double boiler
- 8.5 inch springform pan
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325*. Put large Dutch oven size pan of water on stove and bring to an almost boil. Coat springform pan with light layer of butter and wrap the wide foil around the outside of the pan to prevent water from seeping in.
- Start beating eggs in stand mixer or Bosch on high speed. Beat for about 5 minutes, or until eggs double in volume. While eggs are beating, start melting chocolate and butter in a double boiler over medium heat. Stir often. Add melted ingredients to beaten eggs gradually, slowly folding in each addition with a large, flat spatula or spoon. Fold together only until melted chocolate is mixed with eggs. Don't over mix.
- Pour into prepared springform pan. Place springform pan inside roasting plan and place in oven BEFORE adding water. (This is only to prevent spills.) Fill roaster with water until it is about halfway up the side of the springform pan. (A water bath is used for more delicate dishes and protects foods from direct heat. It cooks slower but that is better for this recipe.) I used my glass Pyrex measuring cup to scoop water from the pan and fill the roaster that's already on the oven rack.
- Bake for approximately 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. NOTE that this has been taking longer to finish baking for me lately, up to 15 minutes more or even longer, and Kent thinks it's because we now have a gas oven and the heat is a little different?
- I removed the cake from the water bath and placed it on a towel for a couple of minutes on the counter and left the water bath in the oven to cool, to avoid spilling hot water. (I later spilled the cool water while getting it to the sink to empty it, so I'm glad I did this!) Move cake to a wire rack and let cool in the pan.
- Carefully remove the outer ring of the springform pan before serving. I left the bottom tray from the springform pan on the cake and cut carefully to avoid scratching it. I didn't want to risk ruining the cake by transferring it from the springform tray to a plate.
So recently I had another similar recipe at a different friend's house, but with this recipe there's no need for messing with the pan full of water to bake the cake in, and it also calls for less eggs, so if either of those reasons appeal to you (not that you could ever have too many eggs), and just for the sake of having another option, I'm including one more recipe here. Keep in mind that the second one has more sugar though…
They're both so good, it's hard to say which is the BEST flourless chocolate cake recipe!
Second Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 ounces chocolate of choice chopped
- 1 cup butter pastured butter is best
- 1 1/2 cup sugar I used palm sugar because when I tried this recipe I was making it for a friend who cannot have refined sugars. You could also use organic cane sugar.
- 1 cup organic cocoa powder plus a little more for dusting
- 6 eggs beaten
- 2 teaspoon organic vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375*. Butter a round or square pan, dust the sides and bottom with cocoa powder. Using a double boiler, melt the chocolate with the butter. (*If you do this on very low heat, you don't need a double boiler.) Add in the rest of the ingredients with the eggs last, mix well, and pour into the pan. Bake 25-40 minutes, depending on your oven, or until the top feels set. Let cool and if desired, turn the cake out onto a wire rack, and later onto a pretty plate for serving.
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Cindy Morrow says
I wonder if you could use parchment paper instead of foil?
KitchenKop says
Hi Cindy,
The only problem, though, is that parchment paper won’t fold up and hold it’s “bowl” shape around the pan. Know what I mean?
Kel
Ibolya Nagy says
Boy! looks great, but that is a lot of butter in there 🙂
Anita says
This cake is so good.
I made it in the food processor (so no need for melting)- chocolate first, then 6 eggs, vanilla essence, butter, 1/2 cup of warm coffee (or healthy substitute:). Blend till smooth, then pour into prepared pans.
Great with honeyed cream, & berries on top;)
Barbara Grant says
I made this and it was terrific! Since my husband can’t eat chocolate, the next day I made it using white chocolate chips. It was wonderful, also. The white chips don’t melt as nicely as chocolate, but they work. I put some mixed berry jelly on top. Yummy!!
Heather says
I think I will make this for my daughter’s 5th birthday on Sunday! Thanks!
Amy @ Finer Things says
Seriously? Eggs, chocolate, and butter?! I’ve gotta try that sometime.
Jennifer Y. says
Oh my, that looks SO delicious! I must try it. Thanks for the recipe!
Bonnie says
My spring form pan was too big for my roaster so used a ceramic dish that fit. It doesn’t come out, but I usually serve from a pan anyway–it’s just for me and my husband. This is AWESOME! I had about two bites and was done it is so rich, but oh boy was it yummy.
Diane-The W.H.O.L.E. Gang says
Thanks for sharing this on Friday Foodie Fix. I have moved it to the Chocolate day since today is Scallops and I couldn’t find any in the recipe. Each week there is a different ingredient and the recipes need to have that ingredient. You can always go back and enter in older weeks too. Thank you.
Rachel Keller says
I’ve made something like this for our Messianic Jewish Passover celebration. It is so rich and delicious!
Paula Runyan says
Looks good! I usually make the black bean version. And I use honey.
It all goes in the blender, so its very easy.
Paula
KitchenKop says
Tara, I don’t know, but if you try it, let us know!
Tara says
What if I don’t want to use the semi-sweet chocolate because of the sugar? Can I use 100% cocoa with honey or something else?
The Diaper Diaries says
Oh my goodness!! And I have all the ingredients right here. So dangerous!!!!!!!
KitchenKop says
Millie, I don’t know why not, good idea!
Millie@Real Food for Less Money says
Delicious!
I don’t have a spring form pan. Do you think this would work in individual ramekins done in the water bath?
Melissa @Cellulite Investigation says
I love recipes with only 3 ingredients. Thanks for sharing this one, Kelly (and Sonia!).
Courtney says
Yum! I am totally emailing it to my gluten-free friend! Thanks!