Everybody loves a good chocolate cake, but among the chocolate cakes in my repertoire, this one is definitely always a big hit with all of my guests: it has the perfect crackly top and fudgy interior one dreams of when thinking about a decadent chocolate cake, and the added perk of being flourless, therefore gluten-free. 

I got the recipe from a book on chocolate published by the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera ages ago, and I find myself going back to that page of the book over and over again whenever I host a dinner party – you just can’t go wrong serving this cake with a little side of unsweetened whipped cream or a dusting of powdered sugar. Also, it is very helpful that the cake only requires ingredients you probably already have at home, and comes together in minutes with just a bowl and a whisk, so… between you and a slice of heaven, there’s less than half an hour, including baking time!

Flourless Chocolate Cake

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Servings 6

Ingredients

  

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• 250 g dark chocolate
• 100 g butter
• 4 eggs
• 120 g powdered sugar

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 365°F
• In a large bowl, melt butter and chocolate in the microwave, then allow the mixture to cool.
  100 g butter, 250 g dark chocolate
• Whisk in the powdered sugar and then the eggs, one by one, mixing well.
  120 g powdered sugar, 4 eggs
• When the batter is smooth, line a 9.5 x 5 bread loaf pan with parchment paper, (or grease it with butter and dust it with flour) and fill it by 2/3 with the batter.
• Bake the cake it the preheated oven for about 25 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature. The cake keeps well in the fridge for a few days, but won't last that long.

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If this cake turns out to be your jam, you might also want to give my amazing sugar-free and flourless chocolate soufflé a chance: the single-serve soufflés are a tiny bit fancier than this cake in terms of presentation, so they are guaranteed to impress your guests.