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Gluten Free Cake - Flourless Chocolate Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache

Summertime is coming fast and that means more time to spend with family and friends! Evenings and weekends spent gathering together for backyard parties and BBQs. And what's a great gathering without dessert? This…

Gluten Free Cake - Flourless Chocolate Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache

Summertime is coming fast and that means more time to spend with family and friends! Evenings and weekends spent gathering together for backyard parties and BBQs. And what's a great gathering without dessert? This mouthwatering Gluten Free Cake is a flourless chocolate cake with a dark chocolate ganache and it's the perfect dessert for any summertime get-together!

Why You'll Love this Gluten Free Cake- Flourless Chocolate Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache Recipe

The Gluten Free Cake is made of semi-sweet chocolate chips and dark cocoa powder, and topped with a dark chocolate ganache, making it a double-layer of pure chocolate bliss! The rich and creamy taste is deliciously decadent without beingoverly sweet.

Every bite of this Gluten Free Cake and Dark Chocolate Ganache topping melts in your mouth! You'll find yourself going back for second and third helpings!!

Even people who aren't GF will love this Gluten Free Cake!

What is Ganache?

French in origin, ganache (pronounced Ga-Nash) is a whipped topping or filling made of chocolate and cream. In this Gluten Free Cake the ganache is poured over the top of the cooled chocolate cake to make a thick, creamy topping.

How to Make Gluten Free Cake- Flourless Chocolate Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache Recipe Step by Step

Slice of Gluten Free Cake - Flourless Chocolate Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache topped with a raspberry and blueberries on a white plate

Step #1:

Preheat the oven to 375F. Spray or lightly grease an 8 inch round cake pan or springform pan.

Step #2:

Combine butter and chocolate in saucepan and melt over low heat, stirring often. Pour mixture into a mixing bowl.

chocolate chips and slices of butter in a white bowl

Step #3:

Add in sugar, salt and vanilla...

melted chocolate with sugar poured on top in a white bowl with a rainbow-colored whisk

Mix well...

chocolate gluten free cake mixture in a white bowl with a rainbow-colored whisk

Next add in eggs and beat well to a smooth consistency...

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chocolate gluten free cake mixture dripping from a rainbow-colored whisk into a bowl of melted chocolate below

Then fold in the cocoa powder.

Step #4:

Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan, scraping the bowl to get all the batter.

Step #5:

Bake for 25 minutes or until a instant-read thermometer inserted into the middle of the cake reads 200F.

Step #6:

Let the cake cool in the pan for 10-20 minutes and then loosen and tip out onto a cake plate to finish cooling.

Step #7:

To make the glaze, melt chocolate together with heavy whipping cream in a saucepan on low heat. Stir until chocolate ganache is smooth. Set aside and allow the chocolate ganache to come to room temperature, and/or thicken to the desired consistency for pouring over the cake. You don't want it to pour over the sides, which it will do if it is too thin.

Step #8:

Add a mixture of berries and slivered almonds to the top of the cake.

ENJOY!

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Recipe

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Recipe

Gluten Free Cake - Flourless Chocolate Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache

  • Yield Servings 12
  • Prep Prep Time 30 mins
  • Cook Cook Time 25 mins
  • Total Total Time 55 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • ½ cup butter, unsalted
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ cups dark chocolate chips
  • ¾ cup heavy cream

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 375F. Spray or lightly grease an 8 inch round cake pan or springform pan.

  2. 2

    Combine butter and chocolate in saucepan and melt over low heat, stirring often. Pour mixture into a mixing bowl.

  3. 3

    Add in sugar, salt and vanilla, mixing well. Next add in eggs and beat well to a smooth consistency and then fold in the cocoa powder.

  4. 4

    Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan, scraping the bowl to get all the batter.

  5. 5

    Bake for 25 minutes or until a instant-read thermometer inserted into the middle of the cake reads 200F.

  6. 6

    Let the cake cool in the pan for 10-20 minutes and then loosen and tip out onto a cake plate to finish cooling.

  7. 7

    To make the glaze, melt chocolate together with heavy whipping cream in a saucepan on low heat. Stir until chocolate ganache is smooth. Set aside and allow the chocolate ganache to come to room temperature, and/or thicken to the desired consistency for pouring over the cake. You don't want it to pour over the sides, which it will do if it is too thin.

  8. 8

    Add a mixture of berries and slivered almonds to the top of the cake.