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BEST Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe: Easy & Dairy-Free
The most decadent flourless chocolate cake recipe EVER! And it's dripping with a luscious dairy free chocolate ganache - an impressive dessert for any occasion!
Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Cook Time
25
minutes
mins
Cool time
15
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Diet:
Gluten Free, Low Lactose
Servings:
12
slices
Calories:
222
kcal
Author:
Christine
Ingredients
1
cup
dairy free semisweet chocolate chunks
½
cup
vegan butter
145
grams
granulated white sugar
about ⅔ cup
½
teaspoon
instant espresso powder
¼
teaspoon
salt
1
teaspoon
pure vanilla extract
3
large
eggs
lightly beaten
45
grams
cocoa powder
about ½ cup
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 F.
Prepare an 8" round cake pan by spraying lightly with cooking spray.
Cut a round circle of parchment paper to fit the pan and place on the bottom of the pan. Set aside.
Place chocolate chips and butter in a large, microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 1 minute. Stir.
Microwave again for another 30 seconds. Remove and stir until mixture is smooth and completely melted.
Add the granulated sugar, espresso powder, salt and vanilla extract to the bowl and stir until combined.
Add the eggs to the bowl and stir with a whisk until incorporated.
Add the cocoa powder and stir until combined.
Pour batter into the prepared pan.
Bake cake for 25 minutes.
Cool on a cooling rack for 15 minutes.
Turn cake out of the pan to finish cooling on a wire rack.
Top with dairy free chocolate ganache (recipe link in the notes below) and serve.
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Notes
All ingredients should be at room temperature.
Unlike other gluten free batters, this batter does not need to rest.
The parchment paper in the pan helps the cake turn out of the pan cleanly.
The ganache recipe for topping the cake is
here
.
No substitutions are recommended in this recipe.
The Enjoy Life brand of semi-sweet chunks were used in this recipe.
The Country Crock brand of vegan butter sticks were used in the recipe.
Cake can be stored covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories:
222
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
22
g
|
Protein:
3
g
|
Fat:
14
g
|
Saturated Fat:
5
g
|
Cholesterol:
42
mg
|
Sodium:
124
mg
|
Potassium:
157
mg
|
Fiber:
2
g
|
Sugar:
18
g
|
Vitamin A:
67
IU
|
Calcium:
20
mg
|
Iron:
2
mg