Flourless chocolate cake
No flour? No problem. This flourless chocolate cake is rich and decadent but with a healthier spin. It is also easy to make gluten free if you check the tips below. What more could you ask for!
Serves: 16
Time to make: 1 hr 10 mins
Hands-on time: 20 mins
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee
- ¼ cup boiling water
- ²/³ cup reduced-fat spread
- 100g dark chocolate, chopped
- ¹/³ cup cocoa powder, sifted, plus extra, to dust
- 3 eggs, separated, plus extra
- 2 egg whites
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 cups hazelnut meal (ground hazelnuts)
- ½ cup low-fat plain yoghurt, to serve
- ½ cup mixed berries, to serve
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Instructions
1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a 20cm round spring-form cake tin. Line the base and sides with baking paper.
2 In a heatproof jug, place the coffee and boiling water and stir gently until it dissolves.
3 In a saucepan set over a low heat, place spread, chocolate, cocoa powder and coffee mixture and heat, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes, until spread and chocolate are melted. Remove from heat and and set aside to cool slightly.
4 In a bowl, place egg yolks and brown sugar and beat using an electric mixer for 5 minutes, or until thick. In a separate bowl, using an electric mixer, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
5 Combine chocolate mixture with egg yolk mixture and the hazelnut meal and gently fold together. Using a large metal spoon, fold half of the egg whites into the mixture until just combined. Fold in the remaining egg whites.
6 Into prepared pan, pour batter and smooth surface. Bake for 45–50 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean. Cool cake completely in pan. Dust with extra cocoa powder.
7 Slice the cake and serve with yoghurt and mixed berries.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Check chocolate and cocoa powder are gluten free.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 240cal
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Kilojoules 1010kJ
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Protein 6g
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Total fat 18g
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–Saturated fat 3g
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Carbohydrates 15g
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–Sugars 13g
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Dietary fibre 3g
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Sodium 80mg
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Calcium 60mg
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Iron 1.5mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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My absolute favourite cake. Healthier or not this is delicious. We struggle to find hazelnut meal so have made it with almond meal and it is just as delicious.