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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.
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Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe

Prep Time40 minutes
WORK TIME20 minutes
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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