Tonight I wanted CHOCOLATE!!! I looked for the Pierless Cholcolate Mousse recipe from Alton Brown to no avail. I decided to look for a flourless chocolate cake instead. I found this one by King Arthurs Flour.
So, I did what I do and here it is.
FLAVORFUL FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE
INGREDIENTS:
170 g (1 c) 70% chocolate chips
1/2 c butter
3/4 c raw sugar
1/4 t salt
1 t vanilla
3 large eggs
zest 1 mandarin orange, or 1/4 regular orange
1/2 t cinnamon
1/8 t clove
1/8 t nutmeg
1/2 c cocoa powder
DIRECTIONS:
1) . Preheat oven to 375
2) . Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler, mix until smooth
3). Mix in; raw sugar, salt, vanilla, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg & orange zest
4). Beat in eggs, one at a time until fully incorporated
5) . Beat in cocoa powder until smooth
6) . Place in 12 cupcake cups or an 8" round pan lined with parchent paper
and bake until a broken skin apears on top. For a cake this should take about 25 minutes, for cupcakes 15-18.
NOTES:
Both my husband and I agreed this needs no frosting, the orange and spices punch right through.
