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Published: Feb 9, 2018 · Modified: Jan 28, 2020 by Cathy · This post may contain affiliate links

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Flourless Chocolate Cake (Dairy Free, Gluten Free)

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This Flourless Chocolate Cake is rich, moist, and decadent! It's a five-ingredient flourless chocolate cake made healthier!

Dairy Free, Gluten Free Flourless Chocolate made with only 5 ingredients!
Dairy Free, Gluten Free Flourless Chocolate made with only 5 ingredients!
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There are lots of recipes for flourless chocolate cake on the internet. It's a great gluten free dessert option often offered on restaurant menus. As I like to do, I've taken it a step further and made it healthier by including easily-digestible coconut oil.

Flourless Chocolate Cake - Five Ingredients!

Chocolate

This recipe is free from dairy if you use dairy free chocolate.  Although I had been using semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate to bake this cake, I tried it with unsweetened dark chocolate and like it just as well.

Sugar

You can choose whether you want to sweeten it with coconut palm sugar or organic raw sugar.

Coconut Oil (melting tips)

As always, melt your chocolate over a low heat. In this recipe, it melts nicely with your coconut oil. You can do this by setting the dish containing your chocolate and coconut oil in a pan of simmering water.

If you have a warm setting on your stove top, you can set a pyrex measuring cup right on it.

Another option would be to briefly set the pyrex cup into the preheating oven with only the coconut oil in it. When the coconut oil has melted, you can stir in your broken or chopped chocolate pieces. The heat from the oil and the pyrex will probably melt your chocolate with a couple of stirs.

Whichever method you choose to melt your chocolate and coconut oil mixture, you need to be aware of its temperature before incorporating it with the egg yolks. You don't want it to be so hot that it cooks the yolks. However, you don't want it to be so cool that the chocolate and coconut oil are beginning to solidify, either.

Eggs

For best results, bring your eggs to room temperature before you begin. Cold egg yolks might cause your chocolate and coconut oil to solidify too quickly.

Cocoa

Choose a good, pure cocoa powder for this recipe. For even better health benefits, use raw cacao powder.

Make it Pretty!

Flourless Chocolate Cake Sprinkled with Coconut Milk Powder
Flourless Chocolate Cake Sprinkled with Coconut Milk Powder

This step is entirely optional, but you might like to sprinkle a little coconut milk powder over your finished creation. I shook mine on through a little mesh strainer.

Dairy Free Desserts

Here are some more gluten free, dairy free desserts you might like!

  • Butter Tarts
  • Lavender Biscotti
  • Gingerbread Cookies
  • Chocolate Almond Bark

Recipe

wedge of chocolate cake with cherries and sauce on top
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Flourless Chocolate Cake

CathysGlutenFree.com
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time 1 hour hour
Total Time 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
Servings 8 slices
Calories 336kcal
Author Cathy

Ingredients

  • ½ cup coconut oil
  • 4 ounces semisweet or unsweetened chocolate dairy free, if necessary
  • 6 eggs separated
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • ½ cup coconut sugar OR organic raw sugar
  • 1 teaspoon coconut milk powder optional, for garnish

Instructions

  • Line the bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 275 F.
  • Melt ½ cup coconut oil and semisweet chocolate over low heat. Remove from heat when they are just soft enough to be whisked smooth. Allow to cool a little.
  • Meanwhile, separate eggs by putting whites into a large mixing bowl and the yolks into a medium one.
  • Whisk egg yolks together with coconut palm sugar and cocoa powder until smooth. Slowly add the melted coconut oil and chocolate mixture. Beat until well combined.
  • Beat the egg whites until stiff.
  • Stir ¼ of beaten egg whites into the chocolate-egg yolk mixture. Then gently fold in remaining whites, being careful not to mix more than necessary. Carefully pour into prepared pan.
  • Bake for 45 - 60 minutes or until centre is set. Allow to cool in pan before removing sides of pan and serving.
  • Sprinkle cooled cake with a little coconut milk powder, if desired.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 336kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 140mg | Sodium: 57mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 13g
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Gluten Free, Dairy Free Flourless Chocolate Cake is made with only 5 ingredients!
Gluten Free, Dairy Free Flourless Chocolate Cake is made with only 5 ingredients!

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  1. Karen says

    January 12, 2020 at 7:18 am

    5 stars
    I made this for a sick friend which was her Xmas cake, this was a first ever for me to make this type of cake and every one loved it! thank you so much this cake made my friends Christmas, I made a couple of fondant figures to put on top and sifted icing sugar just to dress it up and it looked very cute! Love this recipe highly recommend to all! Wish I could post a pic of it!

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    • Cathy says

      January 12, 2020 at 7:55 am

      I am so happy to hear that this brightened your friend's day! I'm sure you made it look very good! Thank you for telling me about it.

      Reply
  2. Tatiana says

    February 19, 2018 at 2:35 am

    Oh I love your tips on melting the coconut oil, just so funny that I almost never seen it solid in my house . California Valley heat:)

    Reply
    • Cathy says

      February 19, 2018 at 8:17 am

      Ha, ha! Yeah, we Canadians get pretty excited if our coconut oil melts on its own!

      Reply
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