Flourless Chocolate Cake

[Kenster61]

I saw a great recipe on Good Morning America that was Gluten Free. On the show the cook Emeril, did not seperate the egg yokes and whites. I beat those eggs black and blue and it never changed in consistency. what did I do wrong

[lpellegr]

Maybe your finished result was the way it was supposed to be? I don't know about that particular recipe since I didn't see the show and you didn't give details, but I make a flourless chocolate mousse cake that has undivided eggs in it. If you want fluffiness, you separate the eggs and whip the egg whites, then carefully fold them into the other ingredients. My recipe with the whole eggs turns out more like barely baked brownies or fudge - the eggs kind of thicken it but don't make it poofy like a typical mousse. I have already posted my chocolate mousse cake/pie recipe here before so you could probably find it if you search. Just eggs, chocolate, butter, and sugar for the most part.

[Kenster61]

Maybe your finished result was the way it was supposed to be? I don't know about that particular recipe since I didn't see the show and you didn't give details, but I make a flourless chocolate mousse cake that has undivided eggs in it. If you want fluffiness, you separate the eggs and whip the egg whites, then carefully fold them into the other ingredients. My recipe with the whole eggs turns out more like barely baked brownies or fudge - the eggs kind of thicken it but don't make it poofy like a typical mousse. I have already posted my chocolate mousse cake/pie recipe here before so you could probably find it if you search. Just eggs, chocolate, butter, and sugar for the most part.

Thanks for the tip. It did taste more like sweetened tapioca which was good but it just didn't rise like I thought it should. Next time I'll seperate the eggs and see how that works.

[Kenster61]

Here is the recipe if anyone would like it.

Recipe: Emeril's Flourless Chocolate Cake

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