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Home » Food » Really Nutty Flourless Chocolate Cake & a Pinfail

Really Nutty Flourless Chocolate Cake & a Pinfail

Desserts, Food, Free From Recipes, Sweet Treats & Snacks

Ever since I started making my Decadent Flourless Chocolate Cake, I have made it every week, tweaking the recipe every time and experimenting.

This delicious, addictive chocolate cake is free from flour, gluten and baking powder. Ground cashew and pecan nuts replace the flour, and whisked eggs make it rise. I also used a smaller cake tin to give the cake slightly more height. It worked beautifully!

Really Nutty Flourless Chocolate Cake

After it came out of the oven, we gave it time to get to room temperature and made our white chocolate ganache. We gave it fifteen minutes to cool down a little before covering the top of the cake.

Really Nutty Flourless Chocolate Cake Slice of Heaven

The children and I wanted to decorate our cake and have a bit of fun in the kitchen. I had beautiful visions of a cookie monster cake. Well, I had seen lots of really pretty cookie monster cakes on Pinterest, but as usual, although I was inspired by the photos, I did not even look at the method or tutorials.

I love cake. I have no patience for decorating it, spending hours looking at it or taking millions of photos of it. All I can think of when it comes out of the oven is how long it will take to cool down enough so I can have a couple of slices with a cup of tea or coffee.

Really Nutty Flourless Chocolate Cake - Cookie Monster Pinfail

If for some crazy reason you want to reproduce this monstrosity, we used blue and black food colouring in our ganache, a marshmallow cut in two and an Oreo biscuit (contains wheat).

Something to make you smile:

Cookie Monster Cake Pinfail

Hello Pinfail! (Credit: Pinterest)

I am sure you will all agree our cake qualifies as baking something funny for Red Nose Day (13 March 2015).

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Really Nutty Flourless Chocolate Cake

You will not be able to tell this cake contains no wheat, yeast or gluten!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 cup dark chocolate 200g, chopped
  • 2/3 cup butter 150g
  • 5 medium free-range eggs
  • 1 cup dark brown muscovado sugar 170g
  • Pinch of salt
  • ½ cup pecan nuts 75g
  • ½ cup cashew nuts 75g

Chocolate Ganache:

  • 1 cup good-quality white chocolate 150g, grated or finely chopped in a blender
  • 1/3 cup full-fat double cream 80 ml
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to gas mark 4 (180 degrees Celsius / 350 degrees Fahrenheit), grease and line the bottom of an 18cm round cake tin with greased baking paper.
  2. Chop the dark chocolate. In a small pan, gently melt the butter and chocolate over a medium heat, stirring until smooth and silky. Leave the mixture to cool for ten minutes.
  3. Separate the eggs. Mix the egg yolks and sugar vigorously until you reach a pale creamy consistency.
  4. In the other bowl, whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt until soft peaks start to form.
  5. Blend the nuts and add them to the egg and sugar mixture, together with the melted chocolate and butter. Mix well.
  6. Using a spatula, fold in the egg whites carefully.
  7. Pour the mixture into the lined cake tin and place on the middle shelf of the oven for fifty-five minutes. It should be firm to the touch, and the blade of a knife inserted in the middle should come out clean.
  8. Remove the cake from the oven and leave it to cool for fifteen minutes then turn it onto a wire rack.
  9. Grate the chocolate or give it a minute in a blender to make sure it is chopped as finely as it can be and reserve in a large bowl.
  10. Place the cream and vanilla extract in a small pan over a medium heat. Bring to the boil.
  11. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate, and whisk, starting at the centre of the bowl and gradually stirring it all together until smooth and silky.
  12. Once the ganache is at room temperature, you can ice your cake. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Once cool, the cake will keep well in an airtight container for up to three days.

04/03/2015 · 46 Comments

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  1. Eva says

    04/03/2015 at 10:05 pm

    Mmmm il a l’air bon ce gâteau et en plus il est drôle. J’imagine que les enfant on passé un bon moment en le réalisant. Elle est génial ton initiative de la Red nose !

    Reply
    • Mel says

      04/03/2015 at 10:59 pm

      Il est délicieux, fondant, moelleux… un vrai bonheur!

      Reply
  2. nagimaehashi says

    04/03/2015 at 10:01 pm

    You had me at “nutty”…..this looks incredible! I have tried quite a few flour less chocolate cakes in my time because one of my good friends is gluten free. None have been quite what I was after so I’m going to try this one next time she’s around! 🙂

    Reply
    • Mel says

      04/03/2015 at 11:04 pm

      Let me know what you think after you have tried it!

      Reply
  3. Amy @ HandbagMafia says

    05/03/2015 at 1:59 am

    I do love a good pin fail! Still looks delish!

    Reply
    • Mel says

      05/03/2015 at 12:21 pm

      Me too! Things look so pretty and perfect on Pinterest… and then there’s homemade stuff by people like us!

      Reply
  4. rcrown2 says

    05/03/2015 at 4:58 am

    Hey, forget Pinterest, I like what you did with the cake. Plus, it’s worlds better than I would do with Cookie Monster, at least you can tell that’s what your character is. Mine would probably look like the trash around Oscar the Grouch’s can! Love the flourless recipe, looks wonderful! #brilliantblogposts

    Reply
    • Mel says

      05/03/2015 at 11:52 am

      At least you can definitely tell the children helped! Mind you, I would probably not have done much better on my own!

      Reply
  5. Diane says

    06/03/2015 at 7:12 am

    This looks delicious and it doesn’t help that I’m starving right now. I’ll never say no to chocolate cake!

    Reply
    • Mel says

      06/03/2015 at 2:49 pm

      Same here. Chocolate cake rocks. Wait… CAKE rocks!

      Reply
  6. Sarah (@tamingtwins) says

    06/03/2015 at 9:20 am

    I love this post so much Mel! I LOVE your cake, the comparison photo made me chuckle. It’s so easy (and dangerous) to compare life to Pinterest isn’t it? If it was fun and tastes good, that’s what matters isn’t it? Thanks so much for the mention! Very flattered xxx

    Reply
    • Mel says

      06/03/2015 at 9:48 pm

      It is only after I saved the photos on my computer and looked at the best one alongside the Pinterest one that I realised just how dreadful our cake looked… but we did not care: it tasted yummy!

      Reply
  7. Stephanie Robinson says

    06/03/2015 at 10:48 am

    This made me smile – and that was before I saw the pinfail comparison – hardly a failure I’d say, and I bet it tastes fab. I think yours has more character than the other one too! #wotw

    Reply
    • Mel says

      06/03/2015 at 11:30 pm

      Not pretty, but it tasted delicious!

      Reply
  8. The Free From Fairy says

    06/03/2015 at 11:32 am

    You’ve done it again with a chocolate cake. My mouth is drooling…and I can’t eat cake at the moment. Ahhhhhh!!!!!

    Reply
    • Mel says

      06/03/2015 at 2:46 pm

      You could make it for the kids! xxx

      Reply
  9. thereadingresidence says

    06/03/2015 at 1:04 pm

    I like to see a Pinterest fail shot, always makes me smile! I think it’d still taste absolutely gorgeous, though 🙂 Thanks for sharing with #WotW

    Reply
    • Mel says

      06/03/2015 at 2:45 pm

      It tasted incredible. Replacing flour with nuts is just brilliant!

      Reply
  10. Kim Carberry says

    06/03/2015 at 9:22 pm

    Ahh stuff Pinterest….That still looks so delicious x

    Reply
    • Mel says

      06/03/2015 at 9:23 pm

      Awww, thanks Kim. You know what? It doesn’t look good, but it tastes scrumptious!

      Reply
  11. Nicola - Multicraftingmummy says

    06/03/2015 at 8:37 pm

    Your cake looks yummy! I had to chuckle at your pinterest comparison, i bet it tastes better than the “perfect pinterst” one!

    Reply
    • Mel says

      06/03/2015 at 10:27 pm

      I would not blame you on that one, Nicola! I did laugh myself at how bad it looked… and we really tried our best. Cake decorators we are not! (understatement of the year!)

      Reply
  12. Charlotte says

    06/03/2015 at 10:56 pm

    I don’t think I’ve been described as someone’s “cake idol” before *huge grin*

    I think the only problem with your cake is that you seem to be feeding the Cookie Monster something like an Oreo. I’m pretty sure he tends to go for chocolate chip cookies!

    Your cake recipe sounds delicious.

    Reply
    • Mel says

      06/03/2015 at 11:00 pm

      Oh Charlotte, you are too kind… or you really need to see an optician!

      Reply
  13. Honest Mum says

    07/03/2015 at 1:27 am

    Utterly amazing, I knew you were a creative genius but wow! Love this, thanks for linking up x

    Reply
    • Mel says

      07/03/2015 at 1:29 am

      Do I detect a hint of sarcasm here, ma belle?

      Reply
  14. You Baby Me Mummy (@YouBabyMeMummy) says

    07/03/2015 at 10:28 am

    I like yours WAY better than that Pinterest one! 🙂 xxx

    Reply
    • Mel says

      08/03/2015 at 12:51 am

      Mwah! Shall I start a cake decorating business or keep my day job?

      Reply
  15. Kirsty Hijacked By Twins says

    07/03/2015 at 11:01 am

    Cake is a fantastic Word of the Week! This cake looks and sounds divine x #WotW

    Reply
    • Mel says

      08/03/2015 at 12:50 am

      It tasted amazing despite the odd ‘cookie monster’!

      Reply
  16. lisaslife1970 says

    07/03/2015 at 9:34 pm

    Yours has far more personality! Cake is indeed a marvellous word 🙂

    Reply
  17. Merlinda Little (@pixiedusk) says

    08/03/2015 at 8:21 pm

    I have baked using nuts as my base and they are so good so I know how yummy this one is! #wotw

    Reply
    • Mel says

      09/03/2015 at 12:14 am

      Scrumptious!

      Reply
  18. Amanda@ChewTown says

    08/03/2015 at 10:59 pm

    What a fabulous chocolate cake recipe! Love the pinterest vs your version shot – made me smile.

    Reply
    • Mel says

      13/03/2015 at 10:27 pm

      It makes me smile every time I look at it!

      Reply
  19. Let kids be kids says

    09/03/2015 at 9:48 am

    That look delicious! I was baking birthday cakes all last week too 🙂 x

    Reply
    • Mel says

      13/03/2015 at 10:36 pm

      Hope the little ones really enjoyed their cakes!

      Reply
  20. Lublyou says

    09/03/2015 at 2:03 pm

    AHHAHAHAHA! The chocolate cake itself is delicious, I’m sure, but I especially love your decorating compared to the Pinterest idea 🙂 Expectations vs. Reality

    Reply
    • Mel says

      13/03/2015 at 10:35 pm

      True! Not sure we could have done better either.

      Reply
  21. Susanne Remic (@Ghostwritermumm) says

    11/03/2015 at 2:10 pm

    That looks fab and I LOVE the pin fail!! Haha thanks for sharing, going to give this a go x x

    Reply
    • Mel says

      13/03/2015 at 10:14 pm

      Just the cake or the hideous cookie monster as well? If you do, I want to see pictures!

      Reply
  22. BakedPotato Mummy says

    11/03/2015 at 9:53 pm

    This sounds amazing! I think you did a pretty good job of the decorating. Certainly better than I would have done!
    Thanks for linking up with #LittleChefs

    Reply
    • Mel says

      11/03/2015 at 10:26 pm

      You are too kind, lovely! very time I see the Pinterest / our cake comparison, I cannot help but smile at our lack of cake decorating skills!

      Reply
  23. Larger Family Life (@largerfamily) says

    24/03/2015 at 3:14 pm

    Your Pinterest fail shot is the real life version that the majority experiences. I for one loved it – reassuring indeed!

    Reply

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