Flourless Chocolate Cake
April 1st, 2025
Here’s a delicious, gluten-free cake that’s good for everyone. With this healthy recipe, a small slice of rich, decadent flourless chocolate cake will satisfy your sweet tooth.
Details
- Servings: 12
- Serving Size: 3/4-inch slice
Ingredients
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
- 4 oz fine-quality dark chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 egg whites
- 1 Tbsp canola oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 Tbsp confectioners' sugar, for sprinkling
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 375° and lightly coat an 8-inch round baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Line bottom with a round of wax paper or parchment paper. In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave butter and chocolate on high for 20 seconds, stir, and continue to microwave at 20-second intervals until melted. Remove from microwave and whisk mixture until smooth.
- Whisk granulated sugar into chocolate mixture. Add egg whites, oil and vanilla and whisk well. Sift cocoa powder over chocolate mixture and whisk until just combined.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in middle of oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until top has formed a thin crust. Cool cake in pan on a rack for 5 minutes. Turn onto a serving plate.
- Dust cake with confectioners sugar.
- (After being cooled completely, cake keeps in an airtight container for 1 week.)
| Calories | 162 |
|---|---|
| Total Fat | 11g |
| Sat Fat | 6g |
| Cholesterol | 22mg |
| Sodium | 81mg |
| Total Carbs | 17g |
| Fibers | 1g |
| Proteins | 2g |
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