Flourless chocolate cake
- Liberty Mendez
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Serves 10 - 12
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Prep: 35 mins
Cook: 1 hr and 20 mins
plus cooling
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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, topped with fresh berries
Gluten-free
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Ingredients
Nutrition
Units:
MetricUS
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225g salted butter
cubed, plus extra for the tin
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300g dark chocolate
roughly chopped
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1 tbsp coffee powder
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6 eggs
separated
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100g light brown soft sugar
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200g caster sugar
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2 tsp vanilla bean paste
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30g cocoa powder
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berries
to serve (optional)
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Nutrition: Per serving (12)
- kcal436
- fat29g
- saturates17g
- carbs34g
- sugars31g
- fibre3g
- protein7g
- salt0.5g
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Method
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step 1
Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Butter a 23cm springform cake tin and line the base with baking parchment.
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step 2
Melt the butter and chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl in the microwave or over a pan of simmering water.
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step 3
Mix the coffee powder with 2 tbsp hot water until dissolved.
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step 4
Stir the coffee into the chocolate and set aside to cool slightly.
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step 5
Whisk the egg whites in a large bowl for 2 mins with an electric whisk until soft peaks form.
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step 6
In another large bowl, whisk both the sugars, the vanilla and egg yolks together for 5-8 mins, or until pale and fluffy.
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step 7
Sift the cocoa powder into the egg yolk mixture and mix gently to combine.
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step 8
Stir the cooled chocolate into the egg yolk mixture, then gently fold through the egg whites until smooth.
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step 9
Transfer to the tin and bake for 1 hr-1 hr 20 mins, or until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Leave to cool, remove from the tin and serve with fresh berries, if you like.
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