Flourless Chocolate Cherry Cake
This is an indulgent Flourless Chocolate Cake recipe with a twist of dried sour cherries soaked in red wine. It's perfect for chocolate lovers and suitable for Passover.
Ingredients
- 10 oz dried sour cherries (not freeze-dried)
- 1 cup cabernet savignon or other red wine
- 212 grams bittersweet chocolate
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ⅞ cup granulated sugar (¾ cup + 2 tablespoons)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs
- 53 g Dutch-process cocoa
- Powdered sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a metal 9" round cake pan; cut a piece of parchment to fit, grease it, and lay it in the bottom of the pan.
- In a bowl, add the dried cherries and cover with red wine. Set aside.
- To make the cake: Put the chocolate and butter in a heat-safe bowl. Add 2 inches of water to a sauce pan and bring to a simmer. Fit the bowl over the sauce pan so that it fits snugly but does not touch the water. Stir occasionally until the chocolate and butter have melted.
- Stir in the sugar, salt, and vanilla. Then, add the eggs, whisking briefly until smooth. Fold in the cocoa powder.
- Drain the cherries. Add the drained cherries to the batter and mix to combine. You can keep the liquid and make a cocktail out of it!
- Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, spreading the batter evenly. Bake the cake for 25 minutes; the top will have formed a thin crust, and it should register at least 200°F on an instant-read thermometer inserted into its center.
- Remove it from the oven, and cool it in the pan for 5 minutes.
- If using a springform pan, release the sides and move the cake to a serving plate. If using a regular cake pan, loosen the edges of the pan with a table knife or nylon spreader, and turn it out onto a serving plate. The top will now be on the bottom; that's fine. Also, the edges will crumble a bit, which is also fine. Allow the cake to cool then sprinkle some powdered sugar on top to serve.
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