Because I'd rather contribute to the world travel fund, than spend upwards from $65 a head in a cafe on average food, purely because it's Mothers Day, we decided to picnic at Brooklyn on the big day. We did end up spending about $65, but
that got us 5 serves of crunchy and delicious take away fish and chips, which we ate on a picnic table, by the sea.
It was my job to bring the thermos of tea and the dessert, so I decided to make this really moist flourless chocolate cake with chocolate ganache.
It's always good to have a few good chocolate cake recipes in your repertoire and this is a good one for the list.
Really Moist Flourless Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Ganache Recipe
200g dark cooking chocolate
200g melted butter
3/4 cup caster sugar
6 eggs separated
200g almond meal
Pinch of salt
Pinch of Cream of Tartar
Preheat the oven to 190 C
Grease and prepare a spring form tin with baking paper.
Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pot of hot water on the stove.
Mix the butter and sugar.
Add the egg yolks one at a time and combine well.
Add the almond meal.
In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form.
Gently fold into the chocolate mixture .
Add salt and cream of tartar and fold carefully.
Pour the batter into prepared tin and bake for 20 minutes at 190C, then 40-45 minutes at 180C
Ganache
3/4 cup thickened cream.
200g dark cooking chocolate
1 good handful of almond slivers
Heat cream on the stove, but do not boil it. Break chocolate into pieces and drop into the hot cream.
Allow to melt whilst stirring.
Cool a little.
When the mixture starts to harden a bit spread over the top and sides of the cake.
Dress with slivered almonds.
Serve with cream.
So moist and delicious.
200g melted butter
3/4 cup caster sugar
6 eggs separated
200g almond meal
Pinch of salt
Pinch of Cream of Tartar
Preheat the oven to 190 C
Grease and prepare a spring form tin with baking paper.
Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pot of hot water on the stove.
Mix the butter and sugar.
Add the egg yolks one at a time and combine well.
Add the almond meal.
In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form.
Gently fold into the chocolate mixture .
Add salt and cream of tartar and fold carefully.
Pour the batter into prepared tin and bake for 20 minutes at 190C, then 40-45 minutes at 180C
Ganache
3/4 cup thickened cream.
200g dark cooking chocolate
1 good handful of almond slivers
Heat cream on the stove, but do not boil it. Break chocolate into pieces and drop into the hot cream.
Allow to melt whilst stirring.
Cool a little.
When the mixture starts to harden a bit spread over the top and sides of the cake.
Dress with slivered almonds.
Serve with cream.
So moist and delicious.
On Mothers Day the kids were as full on as ever and like all mothers, I am so lucky to have got a couple of good ones.
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That looks fabulous!
ReplyDeleteMmmm! I love chocolate cake. I make a flourless cake using Cadbury Dairy Milk Drinking Chocolate and it's one of my faves.
ReplyDeleteThat looks amazing! Fish and chips by the seat beats a fancy pants restaurant anyday! x
ReplyDeleteOoh! I'm always on the lookout for a good flourless cake. Will have to give this one a try. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOh that looks yummy! And I'd love that thermos of tea you mentioned too ;) #TeamIBOT
ReplyDeleteOkay, yummmm... Am coeliac and my cakes HAVE to be moist or I don't like them!
ReplyDeleteYour kids are very lovely children, you sure did luck out if they're good also. They sure have grown. Your cake looks so devilishly delicious, super yum. Did you all eat whole cake while picnicking or have some left over for later?
ReplyDeleteHave wonderful week
That looks delicious. I have a no fail chocolate cake recipe but it does have flour. Thankfully we are all gluten eaters.
ReplyDelete6 eggs!
ReplyDeleteYep it's a decadent one, but I thought as mothers we were worth 6 eggs as a minimum.
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