Dinahs Passover Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipes

DINAH'S PASSOVER FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch-diameter spring-form pan with 2 3/4-inch high sides. Sprinkle matzah meal on the spring-form pan. Melt the 8 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, the 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, and the 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate in a heavy medium saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Pour into large bowl and cool slightly. Add sugar, yolks, and almonds and whisk until smooth. Using electric mixer, beat whites in large bowl until stiff but not dry. Fold whites into batter in 2 additions. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake until top is dry and begins to crack and tester inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 40 minutes. Transfer cake to rack and cool 15 minutes. Press down gently on top of cake to even edges. Cool completely. For glaze, bring cream and 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Reduce heat, add both chocolates (4 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate and 4 ounces milk chocolate), and stir until smooth. Let stand until cool but still pourable, about 1 hour. Invert cake onto 8-inch round tart pan bottom or cardboard round. Place cake on rack set over cookie sheet. Pour glaze over cake, spreading with spatula to coat top and sides. Refrigerate cake until glaze sets, about 1 hour. Let cake stand 2 hours at room temperature before serving.

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees with the rack in the center. Butter the bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.
• Place butter and chocolate in a large heatproof bowl and microwave in 30-second increments, stirring each time, until completely melted. Let cool slightly. Whisk in egg yolks.
• In a large bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add granulated sugar, and continue beating until glossy stiff peaks form. Whisk 1/4 of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture; then gently fold in remaining egg whites.
• Pour batter into the prepared pan, and smooth the top with a rubber spatula. Bake until the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan and is set in the center, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack; remove sides of pan. Serve at room temperature, dusted with confectioners' sugar. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.