Making a delicious chocolate cake is everyone’s dream, and one without flour from AO.COM can make that dream come true…
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Flourless Chocolate Cake
No flour is harmed in the making of this cake
Ingredients
- 300 g dark chocolate broken into chunks
- 225 g golden caster sugar
- 225 g butter plus extra for greasing the tin
- 6 free-range eggs separated
- 1 tsp instant coffee
- 175 ml water
- mixed berries optional
- crème fraîche or whipped cream optional
- poached pears optional
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas Mark 4. Grease a 23cm springform tin and line with baking paper. Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan. Turn the heat down to low and add the chocolate chunks and coffee, stir continuously until all the chocolate is melted.
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Add the butter and stir until all combined, whisk the egg yolks with the sugar until fluffy and doubled in size, in a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
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Now fold the melted chocolate mix into the egg yolk mix, carefully fold 1/3 of the egg whites into the mix. Now fold the rest of the egg whites in, being careful not to overwork it.
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Pour the mix into the prepared tin, then bake for 50 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool on a rack before transferring into the fridge for a few hours. Serve with your preferred topping or on its own.