Our dinner club met this evening. Five couples get together monthly, when we can all agree on a date. We rotate the house to meet as well as the item on the menu. Tonight was my turn to make a dessert. I decided to try something I have never made. I found the recipe on Face Book under a Tasty post: Flourless Dark Chocolate Orange Cake.
The first picture shows the six egg yokes that have been prepared for adding to the melted chocolate.
The second picture is the orange zest waiting to be added to the chocolate and egg mixture.
Thew third picture is the melted chocolate.
The fourth picture is the chocolate mixture after the whipped egg whites have been folded in.
The fifth picture is the chocolate mixture added to the spring form pan. Into the oven!
The last picture is a piece of the flourless cake served up for dessert.
The only thing I did differently was to make a chocolate ganache to cover the top of the cake. More chocolate is better, right?
Here is the recipe that I used. Really fairly straight forward and easy to make. I might try this again with another fruit flavor that pairs well with chocolate.
Flourless Dark Chocolate Orange CakeRecipe By: Face Book Tasty post
Serving Size: 8
Ingredients:
Cake
8 ounces dark chocolate, cut into chunks
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed
6 egg yolks
2 tablespoons orange zest
6 egg whites
1/2 cup sugar
Orange Whipped Cream
1 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon orange extract
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 275°F/135C° and grease a 9-inch springform pan.
2. In a large mixing bowl, add the chocolate and butter. Melt in the microwave at 15-second intervals. Stir often and make sure the chocolate doesn’t burn, then set aside to cool for a few minutes
3. Add the egg yolks and the orange zest to the chocolate mixture and stir to combine.
4. In a separate mixing bowl, beat the egg whites on high speed with an electric mixer until very white and foamy. Gradually add ½ cup of sugar. Continue beating on high speed until soft peaks form.
5. Gently fold ¼ of the egg white mixture to the chocolate mixture. Gently fold in the remaining egg white mixture. Be careful not to deflate the eggs. Stir until fully combined. Some streaks are fine.
6. Pour into prepared pan then bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes or until the sides of the cake gently pull away from the pan.
7. For the orange whipped cream, beat together heavy cream, orange extract, and sugar.
8. Top with whipped cream and garnish with orange zest.
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