FLOURLESS DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE
This cake is a classic - definitely my favourite chocolate cake recipe ever. It's beautifully rich thanks to the espresso coffee and shot of brandy, but light and fluffy by virtue of the egg whites. A perfect balance!
Provided by oloschiavo
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 1 cake, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 180C, and grease and line a
- Separate the eggs. Beat the whites until stiff peaks form. In another bowl, lightly beat the yolks.
- Gently melt butter and chocolate in a double boiler.
- Combine melted chocolate mix in a bowl with sugar, coffee, and brandy or rum.
- Add almond meal and mix well.
- Add egg yolks a little at a time.
- Gently fold in egg whites (you might have to beat them a bit first to restore the stiff peaks).
- Pour mixture into cake tin and bake for 45 minutes. The cake will puff up while it's in the oven and settle while it cools. After 10 minutes of cooling, dust the top with cocoa or icing sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 311, Fat 25.8, SaturatedFat 13.3, Cholesterol 104.4, Sodium 35.8, Carbohydrate 19.9, Fiber 4.1, Sugar 13.1, Protein 6.9
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