A dense flourless chocolate cake that's rich and fudgy. It's easy to make and perfect for a decadent chocolate dessert that's gluten free.
Ingredients
- 0.75 cups white sugar
- 0.5 cups water
- 0.25 teaspoons salt
- 18 squaress bittersweet chocolate , 1 ounce
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 6 large eggs
Instructions
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1
Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch round cake pan; set aside.
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2
Combine sugar, water, and salt in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until completely dissolved; set aside.
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3
Melt bittersweet chocolate in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 15-second intervals, stirring after each interval, 1 to 3 minutes. Pour chocolate into the bowl of an electric mixer.
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4
Cut butter into pieces; beat butter, one piece at a time, into chocolate until combined.
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Beat in hot sugar water. Slowly beat in eggs, one at a time.
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Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
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Have a pan larger than the cake pan ready; put the cake pan in the larger pan and fill the larger pan with boiling water halfway up the sides of the cake pan.
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Bake cake in the water bath in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. The center will still look wet. Place cake in the refrigerator until thoroughly chilled, 8 hours to overnight.
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To unmold, dip the bottom of the cake pan in hot water for 10 seconds and invert onto a serving plate.
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Serve and enjoy!
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