Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe

A close-up of a slice of flourless chocolate cake on a white plate. The cake is dense and rich, with a slightly cracked, dry-looking top and a moist, fudgy interior. The background is blurred and dark, making the cake stand out.
4 from 90 votes

Flourless Chocolate Cake – you need only 4 ingredients to make this gluten free chocolate cake. This cake is so moist, rich and delicious that it going to be your favorite chocolate cake.

A close-up of a slice of flourless chocolate cake on a white plate. The cake is dense and rich, with a slightly cracked, dry-looking top and a moist, fudgy interior. The background is blurred and dark, making the cake stand out.

Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe

4 from 90 votes
Prep Time 40 minutes
WORK TIME 20 minutes
DIFFICULTY Easy
Cuisine World
Servings 8 yields

Ingredients
 

  • 250 g 8.81oz dark chocolate
  • ½ cup 115g unsalted butter
  • ½ cup 100g sugar
  • 5 eggs

Instructions
 

  • DIRECTIONS
    1. Preheat oven to 180c/360f. Lightly grease an 8" springform pan; cut a piece of parchment to fit, grease it, and lay it in the bottom of the pan. Set aside.
    2. Melt chocolate with butter in a medium bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water, stirring until smooth. remove from heat and let cool.
    3. Separate egg yolks and egg whites. Add the egg yolks to the chocolate mixture and stir until incorporated and smooth.
    4. beat egg whites with pinch of salt until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Whisk 1/4 of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture, then gently fold in remaining egg whites.
    5. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Let cool completely and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Before serving dust with cocoa powder or powdered sugar.

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5 Comments

  1. hi, what kind of chocolate? Sweet 60%? Bittersweet 70-80%? Bitter 100%?

    October 12, 2020
    1. The Cooking Foodie says:

      Dark chocolate 60-80%.

      October 16, 2020
  2. Alina Kudina-Lundstrom says:

    Hello, Do you think this recipe will work as a base to make an Oreo sandwich cake? Trying not to use flour based recipes.. Or will it be too far away from the Oreo taste?

    February 11, 2021
  3. Do you use medium or large eggs?

    April 15, 2021
  4. Can I use regular salted butter for this receipe.

    March 17, 2022
4 from 90 votes (90 ratings without comment)

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