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Flourless Dark Chocolate Cake

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chocolate cake
Total Time 45 minutes

Equipment

  • Oven

Ingredients

  • Unsweetened cocoa powder for dusting
  • 6 organic free-range eggs
  • 1/2 cup butter or coconut oil
  • 12 oz. bittersweet chocolate you can use semisweet if you prefer a slightly sweeter cake
  • 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  • Grease a springform cake pan and dust with unsweetened cocoa powder. Set aside.
  • Separate yolks and whites into 2 mixing bowls.
  • Melt the butter or coconut oil in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add chocolate and whisk until it’s fully melted and the mixture is smooth and creamy. Let cool for a few minutes.
  • Whisk egg yolks, vanilla, and chocolate until fully combined.
  • Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites, and slowly add the sugar until stiff peaks form.
  • Fold half of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture, add the remainder, and gently fold in.
  • Pour batter into cake pan and bake for 25 minutes.
  • Let cool for 5 to 10 minutes.

To make whipped Greek yogurt

  • Combine 3/4 cup whole Greek yogurt with 1 tbsp honey and the vanilla seeds from half of a vanilla bean pod (or use 1/2 tsp. fair-trade vanilla extract)
  • Using an electric mixer, whip for 30 seconds.