The Easiest Flourless Chocolate Cake - one bowl and oh so easy! Rich, dense and full of chocolate flavor and gluten free!
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Easy Chocolate Desserts
You know those mug cakes that are spreading over the web? So easy, just a few ingredients in a mug, add a microwave and bam, dessert for one. I haven't tried those yet. Mainly because I am so lazy that when I make something, like an easy chocolate dessert, no matter how easy, I want it to last a couple of days. I don't want to have to make another dessert the next day and the next day and the next day. Yes, I'm pretty lazy.
Chocolate Desserts are My Favorite!
The other thing you need to know is nothing compares to chocolate in my book. Oh sure, I like apple tarte tatin as much as the next person, but chocolate is the stuff that dreams are made of. Chocolate is so good, there is no need to do much to it, just give me chocolate. I wanted a quick and easy chocolate dessert that didn't come in a mug and I didn't have to microwave it. Flourless chocolate cake sounded like the way to go. Easy, chocolate and lasts for 4 days.
The Easiest Flourless Chocolate Cake
The problem? Most of the recipes called for separating the eggs and whipping the egg whites and folding them in. While I have no doubt this makes for fluffier cake, it was more work than I was willing to do. I would sacrifice lightness for ease. Give me a flat (almost brownie like) flourless chocolate cake and I'd be more than happy. That's when I found this Flourless Chocolate Cake from Epicurious.
Almost as easy as a mug cake and chocolate for days! Yes, it was a little flat and dense, I think partially because it didn't have the egg whites folded in and partly because it only took 3 eggs. With so few ingredients, you want a good bittersweet chocolate.
This is a yummy little cake, serves two people for four days. I'm thinking about adding a little espresso powder to the next cake.
If you're looking for a fancy, individual serving easy chocolate dessert my Coffee and Chocolate Espresso Shots are amazing!
The Easiest Flourless Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- 4 ounces fine-quality bittersweet chocolate not unsweetened
- 1 stick ½ cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder plus additional for sprinkling
- powdered sugar I sprinkled with this instead of cocoa
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375. Butter an 8-inch round baking pan. Line the bottom with wax or parchment paper and butter that also.
- Chop the chocolate if not using chips. In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and the butter together. Stir until smooth. Remove the top of the double boiler from the heat and whisk in the sugar. Then add the eggs and whisk. Sift the cocoa powder over the mixture and whisk until just combined. Bake for 25 minutes.
- Let cool on wire rack, before removing from pan. I used a springform pan, which made it very easy!
- Will keep in an airtight container for a week.
Nutrition
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Update Notes: This was originally published in 2015 and has been updated for 2018.
Simone says
This was so creamy and rich! Great recipe!
Janet says
Delicious! I added a little Nutella.
I do believe you have your prep/cook times reversed🙃
Pam Greer says
Oh my goodness, yes I did!
Miz Helen says
This is a beautiful Flourless Chocolate Cake! Hope you have a great week and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday.
Miz Helen
Ann says
Mmmmmmm . . . chocolate. . . .
Janet says
I can never have too many flourless chocolate cake recipes. Thanks so much!!
Kendra says
Really really good flourless chocolate cake! Going in my favourites!
Meghan | Fox and Briar says
Yasssss, I am allll about chocolate desserts. Like, sometimes I feel like why even bother if it isn't chocolate? I LOVE this cake, both because it is full of choclate and so easy to whip up.
Marjie says
Put flourless chocolate cake in a mug so I can just hand one to everyone who's home and that would be terrific! I made a flourless chocolate mocha roll and it was divine. This looks great, too.
Carmella says
I'm so glad I'm not the only one that doesn't get the appeal of mug cakes. I hate that they have such odd units of measurements. I would've loved to see what the inside of the cake looked like but with 4 oz of chocolate I know it was delightful
Madonna says
My niece's birthday is the 10th and I want to make her a cake and I want it to be easy and delicious. I guess she is getting your cake. Thanks for the recipe. 🙂