There’s nothing in the world I love more than a really good chocolate cake. After years of searching for the perfect recipe for flourless chocolate cake – I finally got to this beautiful, melt-in-your-mouth flourless chocolate cake that is simply addictive.
This is definitely one of the best chocolate cakes I ever made, and I make it all year round for birthdays and other special occasions. It’s also a great cake for Valentine’s day – I like to serve it with some whipped cream and strawberries and it’s a real treat.
If you’re still looking for the perfect chocolate cake recipe, I have no doubt that this is where the search ends. I present to you the best flourless chocolate cake in the universe that no one can resist. Guaranteed!
Flourless Chocolate Cake
For the cake:
- 350 grams dark chocolate
- 150 grams (1 stick + 1 tbsp.) butter
- 6 large eggs (at room temperature)
- 1 tbsp. cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 40 ml. (3 tbsp.) brandy or rum
- 100 grams (1/2 cup) sugar
- 1/4 tsp. fine salt
For serving:
- Sugar powder
- Preheat oven to 160c degrees, and place on the oven floor a flat pan with boiling water to create a steamy baking environment.
- Melt chocolate and butter in a bowl in the microwave or over double-boiler.
- Add egg yolk into the chocolate mixture one by one, while whisking between additions. Add cocoa, vanilla and brandy and stir until completely blended.
- In a mixer bowl whip the egg whites and salt at high speed and gradually add in the sugar. Whip until stable peaks form.
- Fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture until smooth.
- Transfer the mixture into a greased pan and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the cake is cracked slightly at the top, set at the edges but still slightly soft in the center.
- Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool covered in order to remain soft and tender when completely cool.
- Sprinkle some powdered sugar and serve.
- If you do not like brandy, it’s possible to convert with any other alcohol.
- Gluten-free important note: It is important to check whether the brandy used is gluten-free.
- Serve the cake at room temperature, but keep it in the fridge for up to a week.