Best 4 Dark Chocolate Flourless Cake Recipes

FLOURLESS DARK CHOCOLATE ORANGE CAKE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275°F (135°C) and grease a 9-inch (23 cm) springform pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the chocolate and butter. Melt in the microwave at 15-second intervals. Stir often and make sure the chocolate doesn't burn, then set aside to cool for a few minutes
• Add the egg yolks and the orange zest to the chocolate mixture and stir to combine.
• In a separate mixing bowl, beat the egg whites on high speed with an electric mixer until very white and foamy. Gradually add the sugar. Continue beating on high speed until soft peaks form.
• Gently fold ¼ of the egg white mixture to the chocolate mixture. Gently fold in the remaining egg white mixture. Be careful not to deflate the eggs. Stir until fully combined. Some streaks are fine.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes or until the sides of the cake gently pull away from the pan.
• For the orange whipped cream, beat together heavy cream, orange extract, and sugar.
• Top with whipped cream and garnish with orange zest.
• Enjoy!

FLOURLESS DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a small bowl; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°. Coat a 9-in. springform pan with cooking spray; place on a baking sheet., In a small saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; cool slightly. In a large bowl, beat egg yolks on high speed 3 minutes or until slightly thickened. Gradually add 1/3 cup sugar, beating until thick and lemon-colored. Beat in baby food, vanilla and the chocolate mixture., With clean beaters, beat egg whites on medium until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high after each addition until sugar is dissolved. Continue beating until stiff glossy peaks form. Fold a fourth of the whites into chocolate mixture, then fold in remaining whites. , Pour into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs, 30-35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 20 minutes. Loosen sides from pan with a knife; remove rim from pan. Cool cake completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

FLOURLESS DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat a convection oven to 350 degrees F or a conventional oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cover the bottoms of six 3-inch ring molds with aluminum foil, folding the excess foil up and around the outside of the ring molds to create a bottom. Alternatively, you can use 6 similar-size ramekins.
• In a double boiler or in a heatproof bowl set over, but not touching, simmering water, melt the butter and chocolate together, stirring occasionally.
• In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whisk the eggs and sugar on medium speed until doubled in volume, 10 to 15 minutes. Turn off the mixer, add the cocoa powder, and mix on low speed until blended. Using a large rubber spatula, fold in the melted butter and chocolate until just combined.
• Fill the ring molds about three-quarters full. Bake until the cakes look set but are still a little wiggly in the center, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Let the cakes cool, then remove from the molds. (The cakes may be made earlier in the day; let cool completely, then cover and keep at room temperature.)
• To serve, reheat the cakes briefly in a warm oven and serve with orange gelato on the side.

DARK CHOCOLATE FLOURLESS CAKE

Steps:

• Line the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan with parchment; grease the paper and sides of pan. Place on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square). Securely wrap foil around pan. , In a small saucepan, bring pomegranate juice and sugar to a simmer, stirring to dissolve sugar; cook and stir 8-10 minutes or until syrupy. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. , In a large saucepan, melt chocolate and butter over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; stir in pomegranate mixture. Cool to room temperature. , Whisk eggs into chocolate mixture. Pour into prepared pan. Place in a large baking pan; add 1 in. of hot water to larger pan. , Bake at 350° for 40-50 minutes or until center is just set and top appears dull. Remove springform pan from water bath. Cool completely on a wire rack. , Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; remove sides of pan. Place cake on a serving platter. For ganache, place chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth. Cool slightly, stirring occasionally., Pour over cake, allowing ganache to drape down the sides. Let stand until set. Just before serving, garnish with whipped cream and pomegranate seeds and dust with confectioners' sugar if desired. Refrigerate leftovers.