Flourless Chocolate Cake

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Total time:
40 mins

Serves:
8

This is a quick and easy chocolate cake that only has six ingredients. I’ve been making it for over 25 years and it never fails to get a yummy response! Delicious served with yogurt or cream and berries

Ingredients

225g Butter - unsalted

250g Dark Chocolate (I use 72%)

5 Eggs

100g Caster Sugar + 1 dessert spoon extra

15g Cocoa powder

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

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Tips & Tricks

If you are using a loose bottom tin then wrap the bottom of the tin on outside before putting it in the water bath. This will stop water seeping into the cake when cooking.

You can watch the how to video here

Method

Prep:

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Cook:

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1. Melt butter and chocolate together.
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In heatproof bowl over simmering water
In microwave for 25 sec burst stirring in between
In saucepan on induction hob

2. Whisk eggs, vanilla and 100g caster sugar together until very thick and foamy

3. Mix extra sugar and cocoa together and add to egg mix

4. With mixer running slowly add melted butter and chocolate. Mix until combined

5. Pour into tin (round, rectangular, loose bottom) lined with baking paper

6. Place tin an a large tray with water - coming up about 1/4 way

7. Bake in preheated oven at 160oC for 20 mins or until top springs back when lightly pressed

8. Remove tin from water bath and place on cooling rack. Leave cake in tin and allow to cool before removing

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