Flourless Chocolate Cake

Name: Flourless Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: Makes 1 24 cm (9½ inch) cake
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon natural vanilla extract; 150 g (5½ oz) sour cream (30% dairy fat); 1 pinch salt; 100 g (3½ oz) caster (superfine) sugar + extra for dusting the tin; 6 eggs, separated; 125 g (4½ oz/½ cup) unsalted butter + extra for greasing the tin; 300 g (10½ oz) dark chocolate; 1½ tablespoons cocoa powder

Preparation info

Makes
1
24 cm cake

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 20

Appears in

New York Cult Recipes

By Marc Grossman

Published 2013

About

The inspiration for this cake is the mousse-like chocolate cake at Diner, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It’s an intense, light, pure chocolate experience.

Ingredients

125 g (4½ oz/½ cup) unsalted butter + extra for greasing the tin

Americas
United States
Dessert
Cake
New York
Vegetarian

Method

The Tin

Preheat the oven to 150°C (300°F/Gas 2). Wrap foil around the seams of a 24 cm (9½