Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Flourless Chocolate Cake

There is a dessert called the Chocolate Snowball Cake that I've been wanting to make for ages. It's a flourless chocolate cake baked in a bowl and topped with whipped cream. It's a dense, chocolate dome covered in fluffy cream. Sadly, when I went to make this I couldn't find the metal bowl I thought I had, so I baked the cake in a 10-inch springform pan. Though the cake didn't have the rounded top, it still looked lovely and tasted amazing. This recipe makes a really big cake, so unless you're feeding a crowd don't cover the whole cake with whipped cream, just cover individual pieces; that way you can freeze any leftover cake to enjoy later.

This is a really nice cake for special occasions as it's not complicated to make, it serves a lot of people, and it can be baked in advance. It's also delicious and tastes a lot like a huge fudge-y brownie. Perfect for all the chocolate lovers in your life.

5 comments:

  1. Too bad about not finding the bowl, but as long as it's tasty who cares? It sounds delicious.

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  2. Never tried flourless cake, sounds very interesting...very chocolatey, yum. Peace, Stephanie

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  3. This cake would be perfect for Valentine's Day, Michele. It looks so decadent.

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  4. That looks so tempting. Good tip about freezing it!

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