Gluten-Free Delirious Chocolate Cake!

Submitted by Ricky Henry-Davies

"I found this recipe in an old French cook book, it uses no flour (hence the gluten free) and its so delicious, that it just melts in the mouth. I've added a little more chocolate and less butter. Be warned no matter how much you make, you'll never have any left over! (**important**-gluten can be found in some cheaper brands of chocolate please check carefully)"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 200 g chocolate (around 85% cocoa)
• 200 g unsalted butter
• 200 g caster sugar
• 6 eggs, separated

directions

1. Preheat the oven 180c.
2. Break chocolate into pieces and melt with the butter in a bowl over hot water mix till smooth. Leave to cool slightly.
3. Whisk the egg whites till really stiff and slowly add the sugar (this will add volume to the egg whites).
4. Fold in (with a metal spoon) the egg yolks and finally the chocolate mixture.
5. (Can add almond meal to stop cake sinking).
6. Pour into a buttered (leak proof) 9inch cake tin or any oven dish lined with baking/grease proof paper.
7. Bake for around 60 mins (test middle of cake with clean knife. if not moist its done!).
8. Leave to cool if you can wait that long and lock the doors!

Reviews

[Adina Cappell]

I made this for a group of friends, including someone with celiac's disease. Good for a gluten-free recipe (and for Passover), but not a super recipe for people who can eat flour. A bit eggy. But it tasted very moist, which I can't say for many flour based cakes. It was all eaten up.

 

[GlutenFreeBaker]

I followed your recipe exactly. It was easy to make. And so good.

 

[Irobertson2]

This cake is so decadent.What a treat for celiacs!

 

[karlipearson]

This recipe tastes fantastic, I really loved the richness of it. My issue is with the fact that I just couldn't make it turn out like a cake. I've made 2 of these, one rose up beautifully, the bottom was lovely and moist but the top 2/3 of the cake was hollow, the second looked just as good and tasted just as great but it collapsed and sank so that it has essentially a chocolate bowl!

 

[sloanbestgen]

This cake was great, such a great chocolate flavor. My son who is on the celiac diet, loved it. We servered it to 10 hungry boys at his bithday party. They never knew it was wheat free! This would also be great served plain with no icing, tastes & looks like a brownie