Flourless Chocolate Cake
A gourmet chocolate cake recipe made with dark chocolate.
Dark chocolate and pistachio nuts make this flourless chocolate cake recipe a simple, yet elegant winner.
Perfect for special occasions, this is one of my favorite chocolate cake recipes.
Use the best dark chocolate you can buy for this recipe. I recommend Lindt Excellence 70% Cacao, Schokinag Bittersweet Couverture Bar (72% cacao) or Nestle 62% bittersweet chocolate for this recipe. Remember, the darker the chocolate, the less sugar, the more antioxidants, and the more intense the flavor.
Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe
- 4 oz. good-quality bittersweet chocolate
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 1-1/3 cups finely-chopped pistachios
- powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 325. Spray a 9" round cake pan with nonstick cooking spray. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper and spray again on top of the parchment paper. Break up chocolate in a medium mixing bowl. Heat the butter over medium heat or in the microwave. Pour over the chocolate. Let stand a minute, then whisk together until chocolate melts. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until thick and fluffy. Stir in salt and vanilla. Add pistachios. Fold in chocolate. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Dust with powdered sugar.
Serves 8.
Per serving: 368 calories, 28 g fat (10 g saturated), 110 mg cholesterol, 26 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 6 g protein, 9% Vitamin A, 4% calcium, 7% iron
See also:
- Red Velvet Cake
- Lindt Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chocolate Brownies with Peppermint
- Dark Chocolate Brownies
- Chocolate Raspberry Brownies
