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Our #1 Favorite Chocolate (Flourless) Cake Recipe
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Our #1 Favorite Chocolate (Flourless) Cake Recipe

6 ingredients 1 10-inch cake openrecipes

This is our all-time favorite dessert, which I write about on my blog/site, UNCONFIDENTIALCOOK.COM. This recipe, which originally comes from New York City’s Chanterelle...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

384
Calories
8g
Protein
26g
Fat
30g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Coffee not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped (I like Scharffen Berger, but even Hershey’s works)
  • 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • 2 T liqueur, such as triple sec, Amaretto or Kahlua (I use Kalua or a coffee liqueur)
  • 9 large eggs, separated, the whites at room temperature
  • 1 3/4 cups sugar

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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