Have you seen the latest craze in chocolate cakes? It seems every restaurant I visit has their own take on flourless chocolate cake. That’s great, because this cake is naturally gluten free for those on special diets, but is something everyone can enjoy. Our version of the best flourless chocolate cake recipe is designed to be made with less mess and less fuss. Why dirty up every bowl in the kitchen or bake a cake in a water bath when you can do it the easy way? One word of warning: this cake does have to set in the fridge for several hours, but it can easily be made the day before.
The Best Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe
This cake is thick, fudgy and oh, so chocolate-y. The trick to the perfect chocolate cake is allowing it to bake slowly on a low temperature. If you bake the cake at a higher temperature, it will cause the center to fall. While the cake sounds a little complicated to make, the actual hands on prep time is only fifteen to twenty minutes.
Ingredients for Flourless Chocolate Cake:
Chocolate-The recipe calls for bittersweet, I used 70% dark chocolate bars, which was a little too tart for me, so I added some milk chocolate to balance it out. Use a good quality chocolate bar- you can taste the difference.
Butter
Eggs
Sugar
Water (one of the “secret” ingredients to keep it moist
Cornstarch
Vanilla Extract
Salt
Directions:
Important! Do this first! Turn on oven to preheat the oven to 275 degrees.
Step 1. Melt the chocolate and butter together and mix until smooth. (I melted the chocolate and butter mixture in the microwave. To do this, be sure to melt it at 50% power or it can scorch.) Set aside to cool for 5 minutes.
Step 2. In a large bowl, mix together eggs, sugar, water, cornstarch, vanilla and salt until blended.
Step 3. Stir chocolate mixture into egg mixture.
Step 4: Pour the mixture into a springform pan. Allow the pan to set on the counter for 10 minutes to allow air bubbles to rise to the top. Gently pop any air bubbles with a fork.
Step 5: Bake for 45 to 50 minutes. The edges should be set, but the center of the cake should still jiggle.
Step 6: Let the cake cool for 20 to 30 minutes and place in refrigerator for 6 hours or overnight until set.
Printable Recipe
- 12 ounces dark Chocolate, broken into pieces .
- 16 tablespoons Butter
- 6 Eggs
- 1 cup sugar Sugar
- ½ cup Water
- 1 tablespoon Cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- Important! Do this first! Turn on oven to preheat the oven to 275 degrees.
- Step 1. Melt the chocolate and butter together and mix until smooth. (I melted the chocolate and butter mixture in the microwave. To do this, be sure to melt it at 50% power or it can scorch.) Set aside to cool for 5 minutes.
- Step 2. In a large bowl, mix together eggs, sugar, water, cornstarch, vanilla and salt until blended.
- Step 3. Stir chocolate mixture into egg mixture.
- Step 4: Pour the mixture into a springform pan. Allow the pan to set on the counter for 10 minutes to allow air bubbles to rise to the top. Gently pop any air bubbles with a fork.
- Step 5: Bake for 45 to 50 minutes. The edges should be set, but the center of the cake should still jiggle.
- Step 6: Let the cake cool for 20 to 30 minutes and place in refrigerator for 6 hours or overnight until set.
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Getting the texture you got without the flour is a great achievement. Love the dark chocolate in the recipe. Makes it so much more flavorful.
My husband loves chocolate cake! Especially gooey ones! This looks perfect for our anniversary! Thanks for sharing!
I love this recipe!! My family has been trying to cut back on flour and this is the perfect answer to sweet cravings.
This recipe looks simple yet yummy. And they are easy to find ingredients.
Nothing like a good flourless chocolate cake! I love how rich and decadent they are! You definitely had this pregnant lady drooling. 😛
I love chocolate cake, but flourless is my favorite. That rich, dense chocolatey deliciousness beats out all other chocolate cakes!
This looks absolutely divine! I love a chocolate dessert that is nice and rich!
I have made one like this and it is very tasty. I always add a cup of oats to it gives it a nice flavor. If you can have oats, I think you would like it even more.
I have always wondered for a good flourless chocolate cake recipe I guess I have found the best!
It looks so appealing. I love that you’ve made a flour-free version!
I’m actually trying out gluten free right now, so this flourless chocolate cake is perfect! Looks delicious!
I am seeing flourless cake everywhere and have been tempted by a few recipes. This one looks moist and chewy, while not like a serving of pudding on the dish. Will give it a try!
We are big on eating flourless in my house. It’s harder to make but worth the wait! This looks like it fits that bill!
I love how fudgy it looks!! It sounds and looks like the name would suggest, the best! 😉
Many restaurants are NOT good at making gluten-free dessert options. I’ve had some chocolate cakes that were horrible. This chocolate cake looks SO much nicer!!
This looks so delicious. It almost looks more like fudge than cake. Hard to believe something this rich is gluten free!
This cake looks so rich and decadent. I love that you used dark chocolate which is my favorite. This recipe looks easy enough to make and the fact that it’s gluten free is a winner.
I love how flourless chocolate cakes have skyrocketed in popularity lately like you said – they’ve been such a staple my whole life. I can’t think of a single Passover seder that didn’t end with some sort of flourless chocolate cake! So rich and decadent – and downright easy! I’ve never tried one with cornstarch since you can’t use it during Passover, but it’s a great idea to make the batter even thicker!
That cake with the dollop of whipped cream looks so good. Gluten free makes it so versatile and everybody can enjoy it.
This sounds so good. It’s nice to know a good flourless cake recipe. This is definitely worth a try.
Love a flourless chocolate cake. I am a sucker for the rich, dense, and extra chocolatey flavor. I can usually only eat a bite or two but it is so satisfying!! Where do you get your chocolate from? Most of the ones I can find are for eating and not for baking.
Hi Jennifer,
I used Ghirardelli 60% Cocoa and Premium Baking Bar.
WOW! It looks so good and moist. That’s what I like about the flourless cake varieties. Your cake looks and sounds wonderful. So rich and chocolatey. YUM!!
This looks like a fairly easy recipe with ingredients that i already have! By looking at it, you’d never know it was flourless…looks yummy!
With simple instructions and ingredients, I may try this one. Even though I’m the only person in family who eats chocolate.
This looks so delicious. Love that its flourless, have always wanted to try my hand at making a flourless cake recipe!
Oh wow! This looks so tempting! I would love to try this asap!
This looks so good – I am really relieved it is gluten free.
Our family has been trying to stay away (at lease as much as we can) from gluten in our diet.
The cake looks so good and I’m loving the fact that its GF, that means I can eat 1 more slice without worrying about stuffing myself. I’m bookmarking this to try later.
I agree that it almost looks like a brownie. I love that it is naturally gluten free. It would be perfect to take along to any Easter potlucks so those who eat gf can indulge too!
This cake looks so rich and delicious! The fact that is gluten free is a big plus. Definitely a recipe to keep handy. Printed already!!
Now this sounds like the perfect chocolate cake. That fudgy consistency must be so nice. I think we’d love this.
Oh my word.. my favorite of all cakes.. Flourless chocolate cake.. served warm with a dollop of ice cream.. Oh … now I need some..
I’ve always want to try making a flourless cake. This recipe looks great and the finished product looks so tasty.
Oh my! That cake looks so delicious. If all flour less cakes look this dense and moist, then sign me up. Flour be gone! 🙂
This looks and sound delicious and it looks so moist, I must try it!
That cake looks awesome. It looks so moist and a bit dense, which I love. It looks almost like a brownie.
Ahhh! That looks amazing! I actually LOVE flourless cake recipes. They have a texture that I find so much better than traditional cakes.
That looks amazing! It’s almost like a brownie. I must make this!
That really does sound awesome!!! I need to make this asap!