Flourless Chocolate Cake

[ebrbetty]

First bite..I thought I died and went to heaven and so easy!!

4 [1oz] squares semisweet chocolate, chopped

1/2 Butter

3/4 C white sugar

1/2 C cocoa powder

3 Eggs beaten

1 tsp Vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Grease an 8 inch round cake pan. Dust with cocoa powder.

2. In the top of a double boiler over lightly simmering water melt chocolate and butter. Remove from heat, and stir in sugar, cocoa powder, eggs, vanilla. Pour into prepared pan.

3. Bake in preheated oven for 30 min. Let cool in pan 10 min. Slices can be reheated for 20-30 seconds before serving.

Enjoy!!

[awesomeame]

what the heck is a double boiler? how abouts if i just melt the chocolate & butter in a normal pan-what's the advantage of this double boiler machine. i don't mind buying one if it's a good "investment."

--matt

[Lisa]

That's one I will try very soon. Thanks

[Felidae]

what the heck is a double boiler? how abouts if i just melt the chocolate & butter in a normal pan-what's the advantage of this double boiler machine. i don't mind buying one if it's a good "investment."

--matt

It is just a pot that sits on another pot (saucepan whatever). The top pot has your chocolate and butter and the bottom pot has water. It is used so that you don't burn the chocolate. You can just set a metal bowl over a pot of water on your stove. But if you are good with heat, some people just stir and remove the pot from the heat element and put it back on often so that it doesn't burn.

[ebrbetty]

Matt, I put about 2 inches of water in a pot, bring to a boil, turn down to a simmer than I put a larger glass bowl on top of the pot with the chocolate and butter, stir till it melts..don't let the water touch the bottom of the glass bowl and most important..do not get any water in the chocolate or it'll seize [the chocolate] not a good thing!

its really easy! you'll do great!

I ate such a Hugh piece I had to add 30 minutes to my exercise and did 80 extra sit ups, but it was worth it! LOL

[awesomeame]

tried this recipe today in my toaster oven. i melted the chocolate and butter in a "normal" pan, worked fine. thanks for the explanation on the double boiler! ummm, as for taste, i don't think i'll make this again although it's decent-the "yummy brownies," posted the other day taste much better!

--matt

[Random Guy]

what about microwaving instead of double boiling?

anyone think that will or won't affect the taste?

thanks

rg

[skoki-mom]

what about microwaving instead of double boiling?

anyone think that will or won't affect the taste?

thanks

rg

You can nuke chocolate and butter, but you have to do it in very short increments of time and stir it a lot. If you heat/melt it too quickly, the butter will just clarify and then it's not mixed so well. It is also possible to burn chocolate in the microwave (trust me, I've done it, you think it's not melted because the squares keep their shape until you stir them, oops), so just go really carefully.

[jerseyangel]

I personally don't melt butter or chocolate in the microwave. They lose flavor that way. Better to just melt it over boiling water--worth it in the finished product.

[Felidae]

It is also possible to burn chocolate in the microwave (trust me, I've done it, you think it's not melted because the squares keep their shape until you stir them, oops), so just go really carefully.

I have done this too, more than once, oops.

[ebrbetty]

better off to stick with the way I made it..it really is easy and the cake is better than sex! LOL

[Lollie]

Absolutely wonderful!!!!!!

This cake is delicious! I made it tonight, mu DH couldn't stay out of it! It was really good! I made one modification: I used bitter sweet chocolate instead of semi sweet, I just prefer the taste! It was really good!

Thanks for sharing the recipe! It now goes down as one of my favorites!

Lollie

[ebrbetty]

Absolutely wonderful!!!!!!

This cake is delicious! I made it tonight, mu DH couldn't stay out of it! It was really good! I made one modification: I used bitter sweet chocolate instead of semi sweet, I just prefer the taste! It was really good!

Thanks for sharing the recipe! It now goes down as one of my favorites!

Lollie

hi lollie, so happy you liked it as much as we did, my hubby puts cool whip on top of his lol..one of our favorites too

[debbielynne]

First bite..I thought I died and went to heaven and so easy!!

4 [1oz] squares semisweet chocolate, chopped

1/2 Butter

3/4 C white sugar

1/2 C cocoa powder

3 Eggs beaten

1 tsp Vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Grease an 8 inch round cake pan. Dust with cocoa powder.

2. In the top of a double boiler over lightly simmering water melt chocolate and butter. Remove from heat, and stir in sugar, cocoa powder, eggs, vanilla. Pour into prepared pan.

3. Bake in preheated oven for 30 min. Let cool in pan 10 min. Slices can be reheated for 20-30 seconds before serving.

Enjoy!!

Morning!

Just for clarification is it 1/2 cup of butter or 1/2 a cube? Thank you!

[Lollie]

Morning!

Just for clarification is it 1/2 cup of butter or 1/2 a cube? Thank you!

I used half a cup-1 stick! I don't know if that's the original way it's supposed to be but it worked for me! So good- and I like it just as well cold!

Lollie

[jerseyangel]

I'm going to have to make this--it sounds so good! And I know my husband will like it, too

[ebrbetty]

yes, half a cup, sorry about that