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Flourless Chocolate Cake

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Flourless chocolate cake is a rich chocolate cake that’s made without any flour. The cake is moist and chocolaty inside with a crisp meringue-like crust outside.

Flourless chocolate cake on a board next to a bowl of raspberries

About a year ago, my site was featured in a little blurb in Better Homes & Gardens magazine. One of the questions concerned the most popular recipe on my site, which, at that time, was a flourless fudge cookie recipe.

Flourless chocolate cake batter

Somehow, when it ran in the magazine, it ended up as a flourless chocolate cake recipe instead. I received quite a few emails and messages asking me where the recipe was.

It’s taken me a year to post it, but this flourless chocolate cake recipe is totally worth that wait! The inside of the cake is soft and rich and chocolaty. The outside is a crisp, meringue-like shell. Raspberries are optional, but their tart zing really goes well with this cake.

Flourless chocolate cake with a slice missing

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Flourless Chocolate Cake

Rich and delicious flourless chocolate cake

Author: i heart eating
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake, chocolate, gluten free
Servings: 12 servings
Flourless chocolate cake on a board next to a bowl of raspberries
5 from 3 votes
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Ingredients

  • 12 ounces bittersweet baking chocolate chopped* 345 g
  • 3/4 cup butter 170 g
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 297 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Powdered sugar optional
  • Cocoa powder optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 F. Line a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper, and spray parchment paper with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. In a heavy saucepan over low heat, begin to melt butter.
  3. When butter is partially melted, add chocolate.
  4. Stir regularly until chocolate and butter are melted and combined.
  5. Set aside to cool.
  6. In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar, vanilla, and salt on low for 30 seconds.
  7. Increase speed to medium-high if using a stand mixer (or high if using a hand mixer), and continue beating for 7-8 minutes, or until batter is thick and pale yellow. This step is key, so please don't cut the mixing time short.
  8. Stream in cooled chocolate mixture until combined. Batter should look like thick chocolate mousse at this point.
  9. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  10. Bake for about 70 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  11. Let cool completely on a wire cooling rack.
  12. Gently remove the springform pan ring.
  13. Dust with cocoa powder or powdered sugar, if desired.

Recipe Notes

*I use good-quality bittersweet chocolate chips. 

**Nutrition facts are estimated.

Nutrition facts per serving (1g)

Calories: 383kcal
Fat: 22g
Saturated fat: 16g
Cholesterol: 112mg
Sodium: 211mg
Potassium: 213mg
Carbohydrates: 41g
Fiber: 1g
Sugar: 34g
Protein: 5g
Vitamin A: 9.5%
Vitamin C: 0.2%
Calcium: 10.2%
Iron: 4.2%
Flourless Chocolate Cake is a rich chocolate cake that's made without any flour.
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  1. Gigi says

    October 3, 2018 at 8:49 pm


    This is a great cake my daughter can’t eat gulltin so we have been looking for homemade treats for her some of the store bought cakes taste yucky this however very tasty

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    • Kate says

      October 3, 2018 at 9:22 pm

      Thank you! I’m glad that you liked the cake! Thank you for coming back to comment. =)

      Reply
  2. Maggie says

    August 12, 2018 at 11:17 am


    I made this cake for a friend’s birthday celebration and it was a smashing success! Everyone wanted the recipe or wanted to know when I could make another cake! Thanks!

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    • Kate says

      August 12, 2018 at 11:27 am

      Yay!! I’m so glad that it was a hit! Thank you for taking the time to come back and comment! =)

      Reply
  3. Stephanie says

    April 17, 2018 at 12:59 am


    Fantastic recipe! Easy to follow instructions and amazing cake make this one a winner.

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    • Kate says

      April 17, 2018 at 10:34 am

      Thank you! I’m so glad you liked it! Thanks for taking the time to come back and comment!

      Reply

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