Skinny Flourless Chocolate Cake

Step By Step Instructions For Low-Calorie Flourless Chocolate Cake

Step 1: Soften the prunes.

Place prunes in a large heat-proof measuring cup or small bowl. Pour 1 cup boiling water over them and allow to soften and cool, about 30 minutes. This softens them and makes them easier to blend in the blender (this way you won’t bite down on a chunk of prune when enjoying a slice of cake). 

Step 2: Preheat the oven and prepare the pan.

Meanwhile, arrange oven rack into the center of the oven and preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat a 9-inch spring-form pan with cooking spray. Wrap spring-form pan in a double layer of foil to prevent leaks. Set in a large roasting pan.

Step 3: Combine the dry ingredients.

Whisk cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.

Step 4: Puree the prunes and add the remaining ingredients.

To make this recipe as simple as possible, you puree all the wet ingredients for this flourless chocolate cake in the blender (this works because there’s no flour in the recipe). Puree prunes and their soaking liquid in a blender until smooth. Add eggs, sugar and vanilla and puree until smooth. Drizzle chocolate through feed tube while motor is running and puree until fully combined. Beat in vanilla and the pureed prunes until smooth on medium-low speed.

Step 5: Combine the prune puree with the cocoa mixture.

Pour prune puree mixture into the cocoa mixture and mix with a silicone spatula until completely combined.

Step 6: Place the batter in the prepared pan, make a water bath and bake.

Spread batter in the prepared pan. Carefully pour boiling water into the roasting pan, around the spring-form pan to create a hot water bath (this helps the cake cook evenly throughout). Transfer the roasting pan to the oven and bake until puffed, starting to crack slightly and jiggles as a whole when the pan is tilted, 38 to 42 minutes. It will not seem firm like a cake with flour but will firm-up as it cools. If the cake jiggles slightly when you tilt the springform pan, that’s okay! 

Step 7: Remove from the oven, cook on a wire rack, chill and serve.

Remove from water bath and carefully remove foil from sides. Cool on a wire rack until room temperature. Chill in refrigerator until cold and firm, about 2 hours. Remove pan sides and slice to serve.

Tips for Decorating a Flourless Chocolate Cake

This chocolate cake is a blank slate when it comes to decorating it. You can make your flourless chocolate cake as simple or snazzy as you’d like — no matter how you top it, it’ll taste good! I like to keep things easy and simply dust the top of my cake with cocoa powder. You could also toast some slivered almonds and sprinkle those along the edge of the cake, or top it with fresh berries (raspberries taste particularly good with this sweet cake). Freshly whipped cream wouldn’t go amiss either! 

How to Store Flourless Chocolate Cake

You’ll want to keep this chocolate cake in a sealed container in the fridge. It’ll keep for a few days, but I don’t expect it to last that long! I’ve never tried freezing this cake before, but I think wrapping individual cake slices in plastic wrap and storing them in the freezer would work. You’d want to put the frozen slices in the fridge a day or two before you plan on eating it, though. (If you do try freezing this cake, please let me know how it turns out!). 

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