Monday Bake - Flourless Chocolate Cake

Chocolate cake.   I don't really need to say anymore.   Oh, except this cake is also gluten free.  It's a three bowl recipe (2 medium and 1 large) - so apologies for the extra washing up but it is worth it.

Ingredients:
200g unsalted butter diced plus extra for greasing
200g dark chocolate
3 tbsp fresh orange juice
finely grated zest of 1 orange
4 medium eggs
125g light muscovado sugar
50g ground almonds
1 heaped tsp gluten free baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Method:
Preheat the oven to 180c/160c fan/gas mark 4.  Butter a 20cm loose bottom cake tin and line the base with baking paper.

Bowl 1 - medium bowl
Break up the chocolate and melt with the butter and orange juice in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water - stir until smooth.

Bowl 2 - medium bowl
Whisk the egg whites into soft peaks then gradually whisk in half of the sugar, until you have a stiff glossy meringue.

Bowl 3 - large bowl
Whisk the remaining sugar and egg yolks for several minutes until pale.   Fold the chocolate mixture from bowl 1 into this bowl.  Then fold in the ground almonds, baking powder, salt and orange zest.  Finally stir in a third of the meringue and then gently fold in the remaining meringue. 

Pour into the prepared tin and give it a couple of taps on the work surface to remove any large air bubbles.  Don't tap too hard as you don't want to knock out all the air.

Bake for 40-45 minutes.  The cake will have cracked - this is normal and when it has cooled it will sink a little - this is also normal.  Loosen round the edges of the cake with a knife and then remove the side of the tin.  I just leave it on the base and cut it on there - it's easier than transferring to a plate and then to your serving plate.

 

 

 

As you  can see the bottom goes really dense and squidgy - delicious.

 

We are going to Liverpool next weekend - anybody got any tips or suggestions of places to see and do.  Also does anyone have suggestions for where is good for coffee and cake?

 

Bakebakegirl

 

Todays top three Spotify songs:

 

1. Chocolate Girl - Deacon Blue

2. Chocolate Cake - Crowded House

3. Sweet Like Chocolate - Sharon Woolf