This flourless chocolate cake with salted ganache is the ultimate flourless chocolate cake recipe. It is a fudge-like, rich cake that has no flour.
Semisweet chocolate, butter, eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, cocoa powder, salt, heavy cream,
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Take a 9 inch springform pan and add in a fitted parchment paper.
Begin by chopping up your chocolate and melt.
In the meantime, separate your egg whites from your egg yolks. You’ll be using both. Using a stand electric mixer, or hand mixer, beat your egg whites lightly for a few minutes, then add your sugar and keep whipping until medium peaks form.
Remove your melted chocolate mixture from the oven, and add in your vanilla extract, cocoa powder and the reserved egg yolks, with a pinch of salt. Mix well and whisk until incorporated.
Slowly start folding your chocolate batter into the egg white mixture and fold in an eight formation until the two mixtures are completely combined. Transfer to your prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes (depending on your oven) where a toothpick comes out without any batter. Let rest at room temperature for 1 hour.
While resting, make your salted chocolate ganache glaze. Chop up your chocolate and place in a heat-safe bowl. In a small saucepan, warm through heavy cream, season with salt and add vanilla extract. While warm (do not boil), pour over the chocolate, and let it sit for a couple minutes, then whisk well to combine your ganache, let it come to room temperature then layer on the ganache with an offset spatula on the cooled cake.
Finish with flakey salt (optional). Top with any of your favorite ingredients like whipped cream, fresh berries, confectioners’ sugar, vanilla ice cream or the above ganache.
Cut with a sharp knife and plate on a serving platter.