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Spot-On Chocolate Cake Draft

Name: Spot-On Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 1 9-inch (24 cm) cake
Ingredients: 7 oz bittersweet chocolate (60-72% cacao); 7 oz butter; 6 large eggs; ¾ cup sugar; 1¼ cups almond flour; 7 tbsp heavy cream (for the ganache); 3½ oz chocolate (for the ganache); unsweetened whipped cream (instead of the ganache)

A moist flourless chocolate cake made with ground almonds, which I take out of the oven while the toothpick still comes out with moist crumbs.

Prep20 min
Cook35 min
Total55 min
Makes1 9-inch (24 cm) cake
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What you need

Amount:1

Cake

To serve (optional)

7 tbsp heavy cream, for the ganache (optional)
3½ oz chocolate, for the ganache (optional)
unsweetened whipped cream, instead of the ganache (optional)

How I make it

Preheat the oven to 340°F (170°C) and grease a 9-inch (24 cm) round pan.
Melt the butter and chocolate in the microwave or over a double boiler and stir well.
Beat the eggs and sugar until fluffy.
Combine the two mixtures and add the almond flour. Stir gently, just until smooth.
Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs. Let cool.
If you like, make a ganache from the cream and chocolate and pour it over the cake, or serve with unsweetened whipped cream.

What I've learned

For this cake I prefer a less bitter chocolate.

Source: ChefEf (chefef.com)