Chocolate Cloud Cake

Name: Chocolate Cloud Cake
Yield: Makes one 8-inch single-layer cake; serves 8 to 12
Ingredients: Unsweetened cocoa powder, for sprinkling; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 3 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar; Grated zest of 1 orange (optional); 1½ cups heavy cream, well chilled; 2 tablespoons cognac or Grand Marnier (optional); 6 large eggs: 2 whole, 4 separated; 1 cup sugar; 8 ounces best-quality bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped; ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces, softened

Preparation info

Makes one 8 inch single-layer cake; serves
8 to 12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Home Desserts

By Richard Sax

Published 1994

About

This flourless cake is crammed with chocolate (use only the best) and rich with butter and will fall slightly as it cools. The center is filled with softly whipped cream and sprinkled with cocoa powder—intensity, then relief, in each bite.

Ingredients

Cake

8 ounces best-quality bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
½ cup (1

Dessert
Cake
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

CAKE: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the bottom of an 8-inch springform pan with a round of wax paper; do not butter the pan. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or in a bowl set over hot water. Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter unti