Best 7 Easy Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipes

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Indulge in the decadence of a flourless chocolate cake, a symphony of rich, velvety texture and intense chocolate flavor. This culinary masterpiece is a testament to the transformative power of simplicity, crafted with a select few ingredients that harmonize in perfect balance. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, this recipe promises an effortless baking experience, guiding you through each step with precision and clarity.

From the classic flourless chocolate cake, an enduring favorite for its dense, fudgy texture, to its gluten-free counterpart, a delightful treat that caters to dietary restrictions without compromising on taste, this article offers a diverse collection of recipes that cater to every palate.

For those seeking a vegan delight, the vegan flourless chocolate cake emerges as a guilt-free indulgence, showcasing the versatility of plant-based ingredients in creating a dessert that is both ethical and utterly satisfying.

For those seeking a touch of sophistication, the flourless chocolate cake with ganache takes center stage, a luxurious ensemble of rich chocolate cake enveloped in a silky, velvety ganache that elevates the dessert to new heights of indulgence.

And for those seeking a touch of indulgence, the flourless chocolate cake with berries emerges as a symphony of flavors, a harmonious blend of rich chocolate, tart berries, and a hint of sweetness that creates a taste experience that lingers on the palate.

Let's cook with our recipes!

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE II



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Perfect for chocolate lovers! Great for entertaining, deceptively easy to make. Perfect for people who can't have gluten. Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream, or simply dusted with icing sugar. I flour the pan using cocoa powder so it won't leave white marks on the cake and keeps it totally gluten-free.

Provided by Shana Hillman

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Holiday Cake Recipes

Time 1h55m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, chopped
½ cup butter
¾ cup white sugar
½ cup cocoa powder
3 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease an 8 inch round cake pan, and dust with cocoa powder.
  • In the top of a double boiler over lightly simmering water, melt chocolate and butter. Remove from heat, and stir in sugar, cocoa powder, eggs, and vanilla. Pour into prepared pan.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. Slices can also be reheated for 20 to 30 seconds in the microwave before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 285 calories, Carbohydrate 29.9 g, Cholesterol 100.3 mg, Fat 18.6 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 10.8 g, Sodium 109.1 mg, Sugar 26 g

EASY FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE



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This will impress any guests you entertain and you don't have to tell them how easy it was! Serve with chocolate ganache and raspberry sauce. I used recipes I found here on Allrecipes.com for chocolate ganache (by INGRIDEVOGEL) and raspberry sauce (by The_Tattooed_Chef). The raspberry sauce complements all that chocolate and makes the cake moist. Both of these recipes are easy, simple, and exceptional as well.

Provided by level01

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Holiday Cake Recipes

Time 10h20m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 teaspoon vegetable oil
15 ounces semisweet chocolate morsels
15 ounces unsalted butter
1 ¾ cups white sugar
10 eggs
¼ cup water
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch cake pan with oil.
  • Combine chocolate, butter, and sugar in a double boiler over simmering water; cook, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula, until melted and smooth, about 5 minutes.
  • Pour chocolate mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; beat on low speed until cooled, about 5 minutes. Increase speed to medium; beat in eggs one at a time. Add water and vanilla extract; beat on low speed until blended. Pour into the prepared pan.
  • Place cake pan inside a large baking dish. Pour enough water into the baking dish to come halfway up the sides of the cake pan.
  • Bake cake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Allow cake to cool in the water bath, about 1 hour. Transfer to the refrigerator; chill until firm, 8 hours to overnight.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 596.7 calories, Carbohydrate 49.6 g, Cholesterol 211.7 mg, Fat 43.7 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 7.4 g, SaturatedFat 25.4 g, Sodium 55.4 mg, Sugar 47 g

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE



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This gluten-free cake can be enjoyed at room temperature, but chilling it transforms the texture, making it deliciously dense.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 1h25m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, plus more for buttering the pan
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate (not chips), chopped
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, plus more for dusting the cake
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
6 large eggs, separated
Whipped cream, for serving

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and butter the inside of a spring-form pan. Melt the chocolate and butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat; stirring frequently until smooth. Stir in the sugar, cocoa powder and salt until all of the lumps are gone. Remove from the heat and let cool for a few minutes.
  • Meanwhile, beat the egg whites in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until they form stiff peaks, 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Stir the egg yolks into the cooled chocolate mixture, then stir in about a quarter of the whipped egg whites. Scrape this lightened chocolate mixture into the remaining whipped egg whites and gently fold until mostly combined (it's ok if there are some streaks of egg white). Pour into the prepared pan and bake until the center of the cake no longer wiggles, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool completely in the pan, on a wire rack (the cake will deflate slightly). Unlock the pan and dust the top of the cake with some cocoa powder. Cut into slices and serve with whipped cream.

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 2h30m

Yield 10 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

12 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
6 large eggs, room temperature
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
Confectioners' sugar and/or cocoa powder, for dusting
Serving suggestion: Really Vanilly Whipped Cream, recipe follows, or ice cream
1 cup (1/2 pint) heavy or whipping cream
2 teaspoons pure vanilla paste or extract
2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a 9 by 2-inch spring form pan with nonstick spray.
  • Put the chocolate, butter, and salt in a large microwave safe bowl. Melt in the microwave on 75 percent power for 2 minutes. Stir and microwave again until completely melted, about 2 minutes more. Alternatively, put the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl. Bring a saucepan filled with an inch or so of water to a very slow simmer; set the bowl on the pan without touching the water. Stir occasionally until melted.
  • Beat the eggs and sugar with a standing or handheld mixer until light and thickened, about 8 to 10 minutes. Fold the melted chocolate into the whipped eggs until evenly combined.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out wet but not gooey, about 1 hour and 25 minutes. Remove cake from the oven and cool on a rack.
  • When ready to serve remove ring from spring form mold. Dust cake with confectioners' sugar or cocoa powder. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream if desired.
  • Beat the cream and vanilla in a chilled non-reactive bowl with a whisk or an electric mixer just until they hold a loose peak. (Lift the beater from the cream and look at the shape of the peak at the end of the whisk; it should hold a lazy curve.) Sift the sugar over the cream and continue to beat just until it holds a soft peak. Take care not to over beat the cream or it will be look curdy. Serve, or refrigerate covered for up to 4 hours.

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE I



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A dense chocolate cake for those of us who can't tolerate wheat or gluten.

Provided by Maggie

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Chocolate Cake Recipes

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 6

½ cup water
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup white sugar
18 (1 ounce) squares bittersweet chocolate
1 cup unsalted butter
6 eggs

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease one 10 inch round cake pan and set aside.
  • In a small saucepan over medium heat combine the water, salt and sugar. Stir until completely dissolved and set aside.
  • Either in the top half of a double boiler or in a microwave oven melt the bittersweet chocolate. Pour the chocolate into the bowl of an electric mixer.
  • Cut the butter into pieces and beat the butter into the chocolate, 1 piece at a time. Beat in the hot sugar-water. Slowly beat in the eggs, one at a time.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Have a pan larger than the cake pan ready, put the cake pan in the larger pan and fill the pan with boiling water halfway up the sides of the cake pan.
  • Bake cake in the water bath at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 45 minutes. The center will still look wet. Chill cake overnight in the pan. To unmold, dip the bottom of the cake pan in hot water for 10 seconds and invert onto a serving plate.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 340.9 calories, Carbohydrate 27.5 g, Cholesterol 101.6 mg, Fat 24 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 14.4 g, Sodium 66 mg, Sugar 23.8 g

EASY FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE



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This recipe is from a Ghirardelli wrapper of a bittersweet baking bar. I've tried a few different flourless chocolate cake recipes that separate the eggs, but the taste and texture are no different to me with this easy recipe. I get great comments about this cake every time I make it. I garnish it with whipping cream and raspberries and mint leaves if I have them.

Provided by K Conway2

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 1 cake, 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

12 ounces bittersweet chocolate
12 tablespoons unsalted butter
6 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 pinch salt

Steps:

  • Have the eggs and butter at room temperature.
  • Heat oven to 300 degrees.
  • Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler. Remove from heat.
  • Whisk eggs, sugar and salt briskly for 5 minutes. Add the chocolate mixture and whisk for another 2 minutes.
  • Pour into a baking prepared (lined with parchment) 9" baking pan and bake for 30-35 minutes. You can use a springform pan lined with parchment also, but I've made this cake in many different parchment lined pans. It comes out fine.
  • Garnish if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 278.9, Fat 20.8, SaturatedFat 12.1, Cholesterol 185.3, Sodium 75.2, Carbohydrate 19, Sugar 18.9, Protein 4.9

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE



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Treat someone to this flourless chocolate cake. It's ideal for anyone following a gluten-free diet, and makes an irresistible dessert with fresh berries

Provided by Liberty Mendez

Categories     Afternoon tea, Dessert, Treat

Time 1h55m

Number Of Ingredients 9

225g salted butter , cubed, plus more for the tin
300g dark chocolate , roughly chopped
1 tbsp coffee powder
6 large eggs , whites and yolks separated
100g soft light brown sugar
200g caster sugar
2 tsp vanilla paste
30g cocoa powder
berries , to serve (optional)

Steps:

  • Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Butter a 23cm springform cake tin and line the base with baking parchment.
  • Melt the butter and chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl in the microwave or over a pan of gently simmering water. Mix the coffee powder with 2 tbsp hot water until dissolved. Stir the coffee into the chocolate and set aside to cool slightly.
  • Whisk the egg whites in a large bowl for 2 mins with an electric whisk until soft peaks form. In another large bowl, whisk both the sugars, the vanilla and egg yolks for 5-8 mins, or until pale and fluffy. Sift the cocoa powder into the egg yolk mixture and mix gently to combine.
  • Stir the cooled chocolate into the egg yolk mixture, then gently fold through the egg whites until smooth. Transfer to the tin and bake for 1hr-1hr 20 mins, or until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool, remove from the tin and serve with fresh berries, if you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 436 calories, Fat 29 grams fat, SaturatedFat 17 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 34 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 31 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 7 grams protein, Sodium 0.5 milligram of sodium

Tips:

  • Use high-quality chocolate: The quality of your chocolate will greatly impact the flavor of your cake. Look for a chocolate with a cocoa content of at least 70%.
  • Don't overmix the batter: Overmixing the batter will result in a tough, dense cake. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Bake the cake in a water bath: Baking the cake in a water bath will help to prevent it from drying out.
  • Let the cake cool completely before serving: The cake will be easier to slice and serve if you let it cool completely before serving.
  • Serve the cake with your favorite toppings: Flourless chocolate cake is delicious on its own, but it can also be served with a variety of toppings, such as whipped cream, ice cream, or fresh berries.

Conclusion:

Flourless chocolate cake is a delicious and elegant dessert that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. With its rich, chocolatey flavor and smooth, velvety texture, flourless chocolate cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.

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