Nicola Lamb's 8 Inch Flourless Chocolate Cake recipe | HotCooking

Nicola Lamb's 8 Inch Flourless Chocolate Cake recipe | HotCooking

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An exceptionally airy chocolate mousse-like cake by Nicola Lamb. It’s demanding but the end result is worth the effort.

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Ingredients

  • 170g dark chocolate (I use 70%)
  • 110g butter (I use salted)
  • 2 tbsp cold water
  • ¼ tsp sea salt flakes
  • 10g cocoa powder (optional, plus more to dust)
  • 180g egg whites (around 5-6 eggs, probably 5 if large)
  • 140g caster sugar
  • 35g egg yolks (around 2)
  • a tall 8 inch cake tin (rather than a sandwich tin. Mine is loose bottomed)
  • an electric mixer (mine is handheld)

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