Savisto Gluten-Free: Cake Recipe | How to Make a Flourless Chocolate Cake

Love is in the air, everywhere I look around. Love is in the air, every sight and every sound. Or at least it will be after you’ve made this chocolate cake for your loved one.

Gluten free, flour free and vegetarian – it’s the cake that can do no wrong. Make this and put yourself firmly in the good books for the foreseeable future.

What you need:

300g dark chocolate (200g for recipe 100g for shavings)
250g golden caster sugar
200g unsalted butter, cubed – plus extra for greasing
6 large (or 7 medium) free range eggs
1 tsp instant coffee powder
2 tsp vanilla extract
70g cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting
For the topping…
200ml crème fraiche
255g berries
1 tbsp plain chocolate, grated
Icing sugar for dusting

What you need to do:

1. Preheat your oven to 160°C / 320°F / gas3.

2. Grease a 23cm springform cake tin with butter and line with greaseproof paper.

3. Rest a glass bowl over a pan of simmering water on a medium-low heat.

4. Break in the chocolate and roughly chop up the butter. Add both to the glass bowl and melt, stirring until smooth and glossy.

5. Once the chocolate has melted, carefully remove the bowl from the heat and stir in the coffee. Set aside to cool for a few minutes.

6. Separate the egg yolks and whites between two large bowls. Whisk the egg whites for 1-2 minutes until soft peaks form.

7. Add the sugar to the egg yolks and beat for around 7 minutes, or until pale. Sift in the cocoa powder and a pinch of salt and gently fold through.

8. Stir in the melted chocolate into the egg yolk mix, followed by the egg whites. Fold until smooth.

10. Transfer to the prepared tin and place in the oven for around 1 hour, or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.

11. Allow to cool completely. Serve with a dusting of cocoa powder and fresh berries.

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