Mid April Recipes

Flourless Chocolate Cake

Mid April

Diana is off on a trip to Atlantic City to present at a conference. She’s talking about accidents in cars driven by independent contractors. I know that she’ll make it very interesting despite the topic sounding incredibly legalese to me. I’m more interested in the fact that the conference is being held in a hotel on the boardwalk and she can get real saltwater taffy to bring home. I want to surprise her with a fun dessert and picked this recipe. You’ll love the fudginess of the cake -- which is sometimes called a torte. Try it and let me know what you think.


Flourless Chocolate Cake 

Ingredients

  • 1 c. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, plus more for pan

  • 8 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped

  • 1 1/4 c. sugar

  • 6 large eggs

  • 1 tsp. pure almond extract

  • 1 c. unsweetened cocoa powder, plus more for dusting

  • Whipped cream, for serving

Directions


To get ready: heat your oven to 350o F. 

You’ll need to lightly grease parchment paper to line a

9 inch springform pan

(Tip: grease the parchment paper before you use it to line the round springform pan. It’s easier.)

First:

  • Melt the  butter and chocolate, stirring until combined in a medium heat saucepan. Do not let it boil.

  • Second:

When the butter and chocolate are melted, take the saucepan off the heat and cool the mixture for about 5 - 7 minutes

Third:

  •  Add sugar to the chocolate mixture and mix the sugar in  to combine. 

  • Fourth:

  • Whisk in eggs 1 at a time until the mixture is smooth. Then  stir in your  almond extract and cocoa powder until again smooth.

  • Fifth:

  • Pour your batter into the greased parchment paper lined  pan. 

  • Sixth:

  • Bake for 25 to 28 minutes until the center is firm.

  • Seventh:

  • Keep the cake in its  pan on a rack to cool for about  10 minutes, then remove the cake from the pan and let it cool completely.

  • Eighth:

  • Dust with cocoa and serve with whipped cream if desired.

  

What wine goes well with your chocolate flourless cake?


Galil Yiron wine is a full-bodied wine with aromas of berries, cherries, and plum jam, and flavors of vanilla and toasted oak. It has a Bordeaux color and a long, classic finish. It's a complex, bright and juicy wine. It’s an elegant wine to serve with chocolate desserts.

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