Flourless Chocolate Cake
also called chocolate torte · flourless chocolate torte · chocolate decadence
- Bakery
- serves 10
- about 1 hr 30 min
- Cakes & Loaves
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The table
| Butter an 8-in springform pan and line the bottom with parchment | ||||
| Preheat the oven to 325°F (165°C) | ||||
| 8 oz(225 g; chopped)bittersweet chocolate | melt over a water bath | whisk | whisk in one at a time | bake at 325°F for 35 min then cool in the pan |
| 1/2 cup(115 g)unsalted butter | ||||
| 3/4 cup(150 g)granulated sugar | ||||
| 1/4 cup(25 g)unsweetened cocoa powder | ||||
| 1/2 tsp(1 g)espresso powder | ||||
| 1/4 tsp(1.5 g)table salt | ||||
| 1 tsp(5 mL)vanilla extract | ||||
| 4 largeeggs | ||||
What to lay out
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Pans and tools
Before anything else
3melt over a water bath
4whisk
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5whisk in one at a time
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Cooking it
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The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 35 mintwo waits that overlap count once
- Needs you
- none givenof the steps that give a time
3 of the 4 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. The recipe itself says 1 hr 30 min.
melt over a water bath
not timedfrom the start
whisk
not timedfrom the start
whisk in one at a time
not timedfrom the start
bake at 325°F for 35 min then cool in the pan
35 minwalk away(read off the step)from the start
- you can walk away
- never timed
The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.
You'll need 8-in springform pan · oven
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>> title: Flourless Chocolate Cake
>> category: Cakes & Loaves
>> tags: chocolate, gluten free, dessert, oven
>> counters: Bakery
>> aka: chocolate torte, flourless chocolate torte, chocolate decadence
>> pairs-with: french-vanilla-ice-cream
>> servings: 10
>> time: 1 hr 30 min
>> step.5: whisk in one at a time
Butter an #8-in springform pan{} and line the bottom with parchment.
Preheat the #oven{} to 325°F (165°C).
Melt @bittersweet chocolate{8%oz}(225 g; chopped), @unsalted butter{1/2%cup}(115 g) over a water bath.
Whisk @granulated sugar{3/4%cup}(150 g), @unsweetened cocoa powder{1/4%cup}(25 g), @espresso powder{1/2%tsp}(1 g), @table salt{1/4%tsp}(1.5 g), @vanilla extract{1%tsp}(5 mL) into @&(~1)melted chocolate{}.
Whisk @eggs{4%large} into @&(~1)chocolate mixture{}.
Bake @&(~1)batter{} at 325°F for ~{35%min}, then cool in the pan.