Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe - Gluten Free - Glen And Friends Cooking

dark chocolate

🥗Healthier: cocoa powder

💰Cheaper: milk chocolate

Cocoa powder is lower in calories, while milk chocolate is often less expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat option, while margarine can be more budget-friendly.

Preheat the oven to 250ºC (485ºF).

Place a roasting pan with hot water into the oven (Bain Marie).

Grease a 10" springform pan and line the bottom with parchment paper, wrap the base in aluminum foil.

In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and butter, stirring occasionally to combine.

Whisk the eggs and 1/3 of the sugar on high speed until the mixture has quadrupled in size.

Place the remaining sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat, and cook until melted.

Whisk the melted hot sugar into the chocolate and butter.

Slowly whisk the chocolate and sugar mixture to the egg mixture.

Transfer the batter to the prepared cake pan; and place the pan into the Bain Marie.

Bake for 50 -60 minutes, or until the cake starts to pull away from the side of the pan.

Pull the cake Bain Marie from the oven and let cool to room temperature in the Bain Marie.

Remove the cake from the springform pan, and chill before serving.

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