Flourless Chocolate Espresso Cake
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Description
An intensely chocolate flourless cake enhanced with a touch of espresso and complemented with a sweet espresso whipped cream.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- ¾ cup LAND O LAKES® Unsalted Butter
- 6 ounces high-quality bittersweet chocolate baking bar, broken into small pieces
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 LAND O LAKES® Eggs
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
- 1 teaspoon hot water
- 1 cup LAND O LAKES® Heavy Whipping Cream, chilled
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon extra fine edible glitter
Directions
- 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- 2. Wrap outside of 9-inch springform pan with aluminum foil. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper. Butter parchment paper and sides of pan.
- 3. Combine 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder and 1 tablespoon hot water in bowl; set aside.
- 4. Place butter and chocolate in 2-quart nonstick saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until melted. Remove from heat; stir in espresso mixture. Add sugar; beat with whisk until combined. Add 1 egg at a time, whisking after each addition. Whisk in cocoa until well mixed.
- 5. Pour cake into prepared pan. Place springform pan into center of large roasting pan. Place roasting pan in oven. Fill space around springform pan slowly with hot water, to about 1 inch up sides of pan. Bake 40-45 minutes or until center of cake is set.
- 6. Remove springform pan from roasting pan. Place onto cooling rack; remove foil. Cool completely.
- 7. Combine 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder and 1 teaspoon hot water in bowl; set aside.
- 8. Beat chilled whipping cream and 1/4 cup sugar in chilled bowl at high speed, scraping bowl often, until stiff peaks form. Stir in espresso mixture.
- 9. Combine powdered sugar and edible glitter in bowl.
- 10. Remove sides from springform pan; place cake onto serving plate. Place snowflake stencil on top of cake (see Recipe Tips). Lightly dust top of cake with powdered sugar mixture. Carefully remove stencil.
- 11. Serve with espresso whipped cream.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 16 servings
calories: 273.9 kcal
carbohydrates: 24.6 g
protein: 2.8 g
saturated fat: 11.8 g
cholesterol: 79.8 mg
sodium: 21.6 mg
fiber: 1.7 g
sugar: 21.4 g