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Be thankful for… decadent flourless chocolate cake

by Jeanne Horak on November 27, 2008 35 Comments in Baking (sweet), Dessert, Gluten-free, NaBloPoMo 2008, Vegetarian

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Happy Thanksgiving to all my American readers! And a special thank you to my lovely friend Courtney who invited Mr Cooksister to share Thanksgiving dinner with her and a Certain Someone 🙂

I’ve always rather liked the concept of Thanksgiving – the secular universality of it (Christian? Jewish? Muslim? Hindu? Not a problem – let’s celebrate!), and the underlying idea of focusing on the things we have to be thankful for. The older I get, the more I try to make a conscious effort to remind myself of how good I have it, and try not to take anything for granted. So as my small celebration of Thanksgiving, here is what I am thankful for right now:

1. My slightly-chubbier-than-it-could-be, strong, healthy body. It can walk up mountains, it can run around parks and it can ski down mountains… umm, hills. Every morning I open my eyes, swing my legs out of bed, stand up and walk to the bathroom without having to think about or doubt the possibility of any part of that process. And every morning I am thankful, because thousands of people can’t do this.

2. My husband – nearly nine years of marriage and still no family murder! :o) Yes, sometimes I want to smother him with a pillow, but other times he will do or say something that will make my love for him flash like a bolt of white hot lightning, and I’ll think “Ok, we can do another nine years of this”.

3. My brother (the only person I know with a more encyclopaedic knowledge of trivia and 80s music than me, and the person who can without fail tell me what new music I’ll like. And he cracks me up. And he reads my blog! You rock, bru.) and my sister-in-law, whom I love at least as much as if we were related by blood.

4. My nephews – Davey’s smiles, Sam’s deep voice, their totally different personalities – I love being an aunt!!

5. My parents: the wonderful relationship I had with my mom and the wonderful memories I have of her. She and I were so similar that my dad used to refer to us as The Clones, and there’s nobody I’d rather have been cloned from. I’m thankful that I still have my dad around at age 86 and that he and I probably have a better relationship now than at any other time in my life.

6. My inner circle of friends, many of whom I’ve known since childhood and all of whom I would trust with my life – especially the Lurpak Girls, who know who they are 😉

7. My job and my witty, erudite colleagues who make every working day a pleasure.

8. The opportunity to live in London, one of the most vibrant cities on the planet. If my nineteen-year-od self knew that she would one day be able to live in this city of her dreams, she would probably have swooned with pleasure.

9. A roof over my head (one that I like so much I’ve been renting it for 8 years!), enough food in the cupboard and on my table, and a working boiler (!).

10. The fact that, by sheer good fortune, I am here in London and not in Mumbai, Zimbabwe, Congo or any other place where people are living in terror, poverty, hunger and despair.

So what do YOU have to be thankful for right now?

Well, let me give you something to be thankful for – how about a flourless chocolate cake so decadent it’ll knock your socks off? The recipe comes from Caffe Caldesi where I attended a cooking class a couple of years ago. The class (never blogged, aaarrgh) was excellent and I managed to produce a delicious focaccia and pizza bases. But the best thing I gained from Cafe Caldesi was this recipe. Not only is it salvation on a plate for gluten-free friends who are tired of being served only fresh fruit platters after a meal (as if being gluten-free automatically makes you chocolate-adverse too!)- it’s so delicious that your coeliac friends will have to defend their cake against gluten-eating raiders! Go ahead – make one today. You can always thank me later.

 

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Decadent flourless chocolate cake
 
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Prep time
30 mins
Cook time
30 mins
Total time
1 hour
 
This flourless, gluten-free chocolate cake is super-simple to make and decadently delicious with a dense, chocolatey texture. One slice will never be enough!
Author: Jeanne Horak-Druiff
Recipe type: Baking
Serves: 6-8 slices
Ingredients
  • 225g good quality dark chocolate, chopped
  • 100g unsalted butter
  • 175g icing sugar, sifted
  • 4 large free range eggs, separated
  • mascarpone to serve
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 180C and grease a loose-bottomed 25cm cake tin.
  2. In a heat-proof bowl over a saucepan of boiling water, melt the chocolate and butter together.  In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks and icing sugar together until they are creamy.  Fold the melted chocolate into the egg mix.
  3. In a clean bowl (and using a clean whisk), whisk the egg whites until soft peaks form.  Fold the egg whites gradually into the chocolate mix, in three or four portions.
  4. Using a spatula, pour the mixture into the prepared cake tin and bake at 180C for about 30 minutes, until the top of the cake is slightly cracked but it is still gooey in the middle.  Allow the cake to cool on a rack and then remove from the tin.
  5. Sprinkle with sifted icing sugar, cut and serve with a dollop of mascarpone.
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  1. Sally Alexander says

    November 28, 2008 at 1:33 am

    Hi Jeanne,
    You are right – Thanksgiving is a great holiday to celebrate, and it is a wonderful excuse to eat!
    Sally

    Reply
  2. Manggy says

    November 28, 2008 at 2:18 am

    Happy (American) Thanksgiving Jeanne! We are thankful for your enormous talents in cooking and writing, too 🙂

    Reply
  3. nina says

    November 28, 2008 at 3:12 am

    We have indeed a lot to be grateful for……like this cake! I am so happy that you shared this recipe!!!!!

    Reply
  4. Natalian says

    November 28, 2008 at 4:44 am

    Looks like heaven in a mouthful!

    Reply
  5. Charlotte says

    November 28, 2008 at 6:01 am

    I’m bookmarking this immediately for Sunday lunch! I love flourless baking. Thanks Jeanne.
    I agree with you that Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday and I am thrilled by my first-ever T’giving invitation tonight – I am looking forward to trying new food.

    Reply
  6. Gemma says

    November 28, 2008 at 7:37 am

    Yum, I love flourless chocolate cakes and keep looking at the list of caldesi cookery classes so good to hear that you enjoyed it. I love the idea of Thanksgiving as well,a good way to remember how many ways we are fortunate.

    Reply
  7. Peter says

    November 28, 2008 at 8:38 am

    I love the flourless chocolate cake and it’s something rather easy to make too!
    Courtney is a doll for hostessing and it comes as no surprise.

    Reply
  8. Gourmet Chick says

    November 28, 2008 at 9:58 am

    This cake looks so bad for you it must be good. There is something so rich and dense about chocolate cake without the flour.

    Reply
  9. Bellini Valli says

    November 28, 2008 at 10:50 am

    We all have so much to be thankful for Jeanne. I am thankful that even though life is not a bowl of cherries at the moment I still have friends, family and a roof over my head. My daughter has found the man of her dreams (and the man of my dreams for her) and is happy, healthy and looking forward to a wonderful future!!!

    Reply
  10. courtney says

    November 28, 2008 at 12:58 pm

    It was our pleasure to have him hope he wasn’t bored with us and our lowkey day.He spoilt us with goodies form the Christkindle Market and excellent wines! I think every country should have a Thanksgiving. My mother raised me to count my blessings and when things get down, I do.We do take so much for granted.
    Thanks for this great recipe. I admit I have only made this type of cake from a mix(shame).

    Reply
  11. RecipeGirl says

    November 28, 2008 at 3:47 pm

    What a wonderful list of thankfulness! This chocolate cake looks amazing 🙂

    Reply
  12. Browniegirl says

    November 28, 2008 at 4:29 pm

    Stunning cake. I do a similar one, only difference is it has a bit of ground almonds in it…..and some Van der Hum yum yum…..I shall have to try yours. Thanx so much for the recipe :o) xxx PS November is almost over….well done to you!!! :o)

    Reply
  13. Claudia PAS Bjørgum says

    November 28, 2008 at 6:58 pm

    Beautiful post Sister!
    C.

    Reply
  14. The Underblawger says

    November 29, 2008 at 12:35 am

    I think that you were right to put number 1 right where it is. So long as you have your health, everything else can be dealt with. I’m thankful that you’re healthy too. May we all be healthy some day. Happy Thanksgiving across the Atlantic!

    Reply
  15. giz says

    November 29, 2008 at 5:24 am

    Food is always central isn’t it? This cake is out of control delicious and around here they call it the “to die for” cake. I never tell them how really simple it is to make.

    Reply
  16. Johanna says

    November 29, 2008 at 6:56 am

    That cake looks like food to be very thankful for – will put this recipe aside in hope of having an opportunity to try it as it looks absolutely wickedly decadent!

    Reply
  17. Chocolate Shavings says

    November 29, 2008 at 5:33 pm

    That cake looks deliciously moist!

    Reply
  18. myfrenchkitchen says

    November 29, 2008 at 6:09 pm

    I raise my “koekvurkie” with you to all the good things I too recieve! What a delicious cake!
    Ronell

    Reply
  19. Laura Niemi says

    November 29, 2008 at 7:06 pm

    This flourless chocolate cake looks so moist and lovely! This is definitely going in my must-try recipe folder…Would it be just as moist and chocolatey if i made them in mini cake pans?
    Thanks
    Laura N. Finland

    Reply
  20. Miri says

    November 29, 2008 at 10:19 pm

    Oh my, this kind of cakes makes my feet weak. Looks so great and decadent!

    Reply
  21. Charlotte says

    December 1, 2008 at 12:21 pm

    Returning to squeak with joy! I made the cake yesterday for the First Advent Sunday when Germans invite their friends around for coffee and cake. There were three other cakes, and cupcakes, and the chocolate cake was finished first – adored by adults and children alike. I served it with the marscapone and my special touch: pomegranate seeds sprinkled with rosewater. Divine!

    Reply
  22. grace says

    December 1, 2008 at 1:48 pm

    would you look at that density? good googa mooga. decadent is an understatement. 🙂

    Reply
  23. johanna says

    December 1, 2008 at 1:58 pm

    my word!!! i have to make this right now. what a mouth-watering picture! might serve mine with white chocolate icecream, to which i am addicted… yum! please let’s make that for our next sleepover!!! pretty please?

    Reply
  24. Jude says

    December 2, 2008 at 7:24 am

    With everything that’s been going on, I also share your #10. Nice post 🙂

    Reply
  25. Susan from Food Blogga says

    December 4, 2008 at 12:59 am

    Dang! That is one wickedly good looking cake. I’m thankful for chocolate! 😉

    Reply
  26. megan says

    December 4, 2008 at 5:03 am

    My mom made a flourless chocolate cake a while back-I loved it so much but for some reason I haven’t thought about it since. Seeing this post is making me crave it again-yours looks so moist and delicious!

    Reply
  27. Paz says

    December 6, 2008 at 1:41 am

    Thank you, Lord!
    And thank you, Sister, for this post!
    Paz

    Reply
  28. Dani says

    July 16, 2010 at 10:30 pm

    I absolutely LOVE your blog!!! I have never found so many recipes that are this yummy from a single blog 🙂 Im reading this from SA, and I must say, although you no longer live here, you probably post more South African meals than most SA food bloggers 😛
    Thanx for all the inspiration, I hope to start my own blog one of these days too 🙂

    Reply
  29. Suzanne Rothwell says

    March 19, 2013 at 11:57 am

    Had a friend coming for lunch who has to have a Gluten free diet so this was perfect, I served it with a lovely dollop of Creme Fraiche

    Reply
  30. Luis says

    March 25, 2013 at 9:45 pm

    Already made the cake…
    Wow, it’s delicious, really! And so easy to prepare!
    Already ate half of it! 🙂

    Reply
  31. Abigail says

    March 29, 2013 at 12:10 am

    This cake looks seriously good. I can’t believe how simple it is. I’m going to try this asap!

    Reply
  32. Olga says

    August 16, 2013 at 2:52 pm

    This cake looks so good, and pretty easy to make! Thanks 🙂

    Reply
  33. Jai says

    January 26, 2018 at 8:55 pm

    My i know What is your mean 1 mascopone serve

    Reply
    • Jeanne Horak says

      January 28, 2018 at 12:19 pm

      Hi Jai – the amountn of mascarpone is up to you as you really only need it to serve alongside the finished cake – I usually use about a tablespoon per person on the plate.

      Reply
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This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
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Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
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