Comments | dreams_of_wings: Recipe?

dreams_of_wings

Recipe?

Dec 30, 2008 00:10

My mother would like, and I quote, "The word's most decadent recipe for flourless chocolate cake."

Anybody got one they would like to share?

cooking, food, query

Comments 11

simplykimberly December 30 2008, 05:41:38 UTC

This came from the fabulous folks of Cooks Illustrated, and I made this as a handfasting cake for a couple of dear friends. It is SERIOUSLY chocolatey. I mean ... for real. I used REALLY good chocolate (that's imperative - don't bother if you're not going to do that.) I also used fresh eggs, which probably helped some, but organic eggs from the store would be great too ( ... )

part 2 simplykimberly December 30 2008, 05:41:54 UTC

Even though the cake may not look done, pull it from the oven when an instant-read thermometer registers 140 degrees. (Make sure not to let tip of thermometer hit the bottom of the pan.) It will continue to firm up as it cools. If you use a 9-inch springform pan instead of the preferred 8-inch, reduce the baking time to 18 to 20 minutes ( ... )

Re: part 2 wolfkitn December 30 2008, 15:24:34 UTC

yum!!

(as it happens, this is awfully close to rose levy beranbaum's chocolate oblivion truffle torte, from "the cake bible" -- which would have been my entry. the one change i can think of off-hand is that she has you beat the yolks and white separately, the yolks in a bowl set over a pan of boiling water so that they warm up slightly during the beating (i think this gives them more volume).)

keturn December 30 2008, 06:43:10 UTC

Ah-hah, found the recipe from ellybug that we had at your house ( ... )

Mmmmm! ellybug December 30 2008, 07:28:08 UTC

I was just about to post that... I'm happy you did.

orbitalmechanic December 30 2008, 14:43:32 UTC

I have a recipe from the Metropolitan Bakery Cookbook that's very rich and very reliable; you can search for "flourless chocolate cake" in the cookbook on Amazon, or I can show you on Friday at study hall. Yum.

ellybug December 30 2008, 15:01:19 UTC

I think she should do a comparison and get back to us. Perhaps have a cake tasting party... oh, my mouth is watering.

starphire December 30 2008, 15:12:46 UTC

Julia Child would correct her and tell her that what she really wants is properly called a torte. And in her massive "The Way to Cook", which goes on for pages and pages about details like how to whip the egg whites and how to melt the chocolate and so forth, she uses one of her favorite torte recipes, called the Queen of Sheba, to bring these techniques together as an example.

With some decorative chocolate on top and perhaps some fresh berries to garnish, it is as decadent and beautiful as any homemade chocolate dessert I've had that I wouldn't describe as closer to fudge.
Unfortunately, I do not have the recipe at hand, but I'd be happy to look it up.