I know, it’s hard to believe that this cake doesn’t contain flour. I mean, it looks like a dense brownie, right? But I swear I’m not pulling a fast one on you guys. This cake is all about the chocolate.
With just four ingredients (the main ingredient being chocolate) I highly recommend you use good-quality chocolate if you make this recipe. It makes all the difference.
During the past few months we’ve been collaborating (just for fun!) with our favorite local chocolate maker, Shawn Askinosie. He and his team have created this absolutely delicious toasted coconut and dark chocolate bar, and we feel so lucky to have been a part of the process.
As you may already know, we are big fans of Askinosie chocolate. We’ve used their bars in recipes on the blog before, and we even took our readers on a tour of their factory (which is just down the street from the ABM studio). So when they asked us if we wanted to collaborate on their next chocolate bar we were delighted!
We’ll be showing you a little more about our experience collaborating on a chocolate bar later this week. But first, let’s bake a cake, shall we?
Flourless Chocolate (Coconut) Cake
Adapted from Martha Stewart’s Cakes
6 tablespoons butter
9 ounces dark chocolate (I used 3 of our Toasted Coconut bars)
6 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
In a double boiler, or in the microwave, melt together the chocolate and butter. Allow to cool for a few minutes. In the meantime, separate the egg whites from the yolks. Add a small amount of the warm chocolate to the bowl with the yolks and stir to combine (this will temper the yolks).
Then stir the yolks into the chocolate mixture. Beat the egg whites until they become foamy. While the mixture is running, slowly add in the sugar. Beat until soft peaks form. Gently fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture.
Generously butter the bottom and inside edges of a springform pan—or, as I like to call it, a cheesecake pan. 🙂 Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake at 275°F for 45 minutes.
The cake should pull away from pan towards the end of baking. See? Allow to fully cool before you try to cut into the cake.
Serve with a little more toasted coconut, fresh whipped cream, or vanilla ice cream. Enjoy! xo. Emma
Credits // Author and Photography: Emma Chapman.
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Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 9 ounces dark chocolate (I used 3 of our Toasted Coconut bars)
- 6 eggs
- ½ cup sugar
Instructions
- In a double boiler, or in the microwave, melt together the chocolate and butter. Allow to cool for a few minutes. In the meantime, separate the egg whites from the yolks. Add a small amount of the warm chocolate to the bowl with the yolks and stir to combine (this will temper the yolks). Then stir the yolks into the chocolate mixture.
- Beat the egg whites until they become foamy. While the mixture is running, slowly add in the sugar. Beat until soft peaks form. Gently fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture.
- Generously butter the bottom and inside edges of a springform pan—or, as I like to call it, a cheesecake pan. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake at 275°F for 45 minutes. The cake should pull away from pan towards the end of baking. See? Allow to fully cool before you try to cut into the cake.
It’s crazy hot little ingredients this chocolate cake needs.. definitely a recipe I need to try!
Wow, choooooollaaateee! I love this stuff and your cake must be so good as it combines two of my favorite things in the world – chocolate and coconut!
Could this one be baked in a cast iron pan and can any brand of good quality chocolate (even without coconut) be used?
Thanks.
I love flourless chocolate cake, and the addition of coconut sounds so good!
I can’t wait to try this! Thanks!
made this yesterday for a dinner party, as one of my friends is gluten intolerant. It was a big hit with all, delicious! (and easy :))
WOW!
I want to try it so much! Looks so easy and yummie!!!
This is right up a gluten free gal’s alley. Thanks for the recipe and I can’t wait to sign up for happy mail!
yum!! these sounds great!
xx nikki
www.dream-in-neon.com
Sounds really good and my son is Gluten free so this should be the perfect dessert for him…
Thanks so much for sharing…
Looks very delicious!
OMG !!! THIS LOOK SO YUMMIE !!!!! O.O I have to try it !!
I’m so baking this cake this weekend. After a huge home made Bounty bars fiasco last weekend I need to do something easy and chocloatey. This is perfect!
xx,
E.
www.theslowpace.com
This looks so amazing. Thanks for sharing
UMMM YES. I am tyring to avouid white flour at the moment (not doing so well.. I had an rge to make brownies and did) so THIS is my answer! bec x
www.dancingthroughsunday.com.au
Oh my goodness! This looks delicious! And like something I definitely need to try on Thanksgiving. Thanks for sharing! <3
Looks so good.
Thank you! I made it this afternoon, and it turned out great. 🙂
Cake without flour? Blew my mind. But anything with tons of chocolate is a must try for me!
www.littleblackshell.com
I’m trying to cut back on the chocolate, this is not helping! It looks too good and sounds too easy to make…