The newest addition to my collection of easy and delicious “I love chocolate” cakes comes from the Financial Times Weekend Magazine, a paper not particullarly known for its recipes, so when they publish one, its worth paying attention! And I am glad I did, this little gem of a cake is light and airy but also unbelievably decadent and rich. And no messing around here, you can make it and bake it in about 45 minutes. And, as an added bonus for some – it’s also flourless and dairy free. It doesn’t need much enhancement, but a spoonful of crème fraiche and a handful of raspberries round out the flavours.
The original recipe called for almond butter and ground almonds, but I didn’t have those on hand, so I used hazelnut butter and ground hazelnuts, feel free to use either one.
Ingredients
- 60 g coconut oil
- 100 g chocolate, 70% cacao
- 70 g hazelnut (or almond) butter
- 3 eggs
- 100 g sugar
- 2 tbs cocoa powder
- 1 tbs desiccated coconut
- 2 tbs ground hazelnuts (or almonds)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 160 °C (fan assist)
- Melt the coconut oil, chocolate and nut butter in a bowl over pot of simmering water. Stir the ingredients as they melt until everything is combined. Set aside
- Place the eggs and sugar in a bowl and using an electric beater, whisk the ingredients until they are pale in color, thick and tripled in volume – this is known as the ribbon stage meaning if you lift the whisk out of the bowl, the batter should fall off slowly in a thick ribbon. This should take about 5 minutes of whisking.
- Using a spatula, gently fold the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture. Sprinkle in the cocao, coconut and ground almonds or hazelnuts and stir until incorporated.
- Transfer to a lightly buttered 7-inch baking tin lined with parchment paper (a spring form pan works best here). Place on a rack in the center of the oven and cook 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let cake cool in the pan. Remove from tin and serve at room temperature. Top with berries and cream.
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https://www.charlottepuckette.com/recipes/desserts/flourless-hazelnut-chocolate-cake/
