Sunday, February 2, 2014

Flourless Chocolate Cake

We were invited to a dinner party in December, and I made this amazing chocolate cake as my contribution to the evening. I was reminded by a very dear new friend today that I had neglected to add the recipe to the blog.

This is an incredible dessert. Make it. Enjoy it. Love it.

You need:

1 c. unsalted butter (save wrapper to grease pan)
1 lb bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped 
¼ cup chocolate, hazelnut, or coffee liqueur 
1½ tsp vanilla extract 
7 eggs (at room temperature) 
1 cup granulated sugar 
Confectioners' sugar
Fresh raspberries (optional)

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch deep-sided springform pan, line with parchment paper, and butter the parchment. In a large saucepan, simmer chocolate, unsalted butter, and liqueur. When mixture is melted and smooth, stir in vanilla extract. Set aside to cool. Beat eggs with granulated sugar on medium for 5 minutes or until fluffy. Gradually add eggs to chocolate mixture. Spoon batter into pan. Bake cake for about 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out with a few crumbs attached. Cool for 1 hour in pan, then loosen springform and remove. When cool, sprinkle cake with confectioners' sugar. and top with fresh raspberries (if desired).  Store in refrigerator.

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