Best flourless chocolate cake recipe
A delicious treat for chocoholics
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 40
- Total Time: 210
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup pitted prunes, about 15
- 1 cup unsweetened, sifted cocoa powder
- 3 ounces/85 g dark chocolate, finely chopped and melted
- 4 large eggs
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1 cup boiling water, plus more for water bath
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- some oil for coating
Instructions
- Place prunes in a heat-proof small bowl. Pour 1 cup boiling water over them and allow to soak and cool (about 30 minutes).
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. /175 °C.
- Use a 9-inch spring-form pan and coat it with some oil.
- Wrap springform pan in a double layer of baking paper to prevent leaks (see picture above).
- Set in a large roasting pan.
- Puree prunes and their soaking liquid in a kitchen machine or blender until smooth.
- Add eggs, maple syrup and puree until smooth.
- While motor is running drizzle melted chocolate through feed tube and puree until fully combined.
- Mix cocoa, salt and baking soda in a large bowl.
- Pour prune puree mixture into the cocoa mixture and stir with a spatula until completely combined.
- Spread mixture in the prepared pan.
- Create a hot water bath for it by pouring boiling water into the roasting pan, around the spring-form.
- Transfer the roasting pan to the oven and bake for 40 minutes (It will firm up as it cools).
- Take out from the water bath and carefully remove baking parchment from sides.
- Cool on a wire rack.
- When cooled down chill in refrigerator until firm and cold (about 2 hours).
- Remove pan sides.
- Decorate with sifted cocoa powder.
- Slice to serve.
- You can serve this treat at coffee time or as a light and delicious chocolate dessert.
Notes
- By the way you can also freeze it easily and have always a healthy cake at hand when you need it.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
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