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Flourless Chocolate Cake With Dark Chocolate Glaze

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes

Servings

Ingredients

  • 8 ounce bittersweet chocolate broken into pieces
  • 1 cup butter or margarine cut into 4 pieces each (2 sticks)
  • 1 1/4 cup sugar
  • 6 eggs lightly beaten
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 4 ounce bittersweet chocolate broken into pieces
  • 3 tablespoon butter or margarine
  • 1 tablespoon milk or non dairy substitute
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375.
  • Spray a 9-inch spring-form pan or round cake pan. Line bottom with a circle of wax or parchment paper and spray the paper.
  • Place chocolate and butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Stirring often, melt the chocolate with the butter until completely blended.
  • Remove from heat and pour mixture into a large mixing bowl. (Alternately, you may use your microwave to melt the butter with the chocolate, if desired). Add sugar and mix well.
  • Add eggs, a little at a time, and mix well. Sift cocoa onto mix and stir until just blended.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until the cake has risen and the top has formed a thin crust.
  • It may crack just a bit. The cake should be just firm in the center when done.
  • Cool cake for 10 minutes, then invert onto a plate, removing sides if using a spring-form pan.
  • Remove wax paper and allow the cake to continue to cool.
  • For the glaze:
  • While cake is baking, prepare glaze.
  • In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt broken chocolate with butter, stirring frequently until smooth.
  • Remove from heat. Stir in milk, honey and vanilla. Set aside to cool slightly.
  • When cake has cooled, pour glaze onto the center. Using a spatula or the back of a spoon, very gently smooth the glaze along the top and sides of the cake.
  • Chill for 30 minutes to an hour before serving. This sets the glaze and makes the cake easier to slice.