Luscious flourless chocolate cake is a staple dessert for people who follow a gluten-free diet. Many of these cakes rely on butter for richness, but the secret to this dairy-free recipe is coconut oil. If you serve the cake chilled, it tastes even fudgier. Martha made this recipe on “Martha Bakes” episode 810.
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Ingredients
- ½ cup plus 1 teaspoon virgin coconut oil, plus more for pan
- ¼ cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder, plus more for pan
- ½ cup ground toasted walnuts, plus 2 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts, for serving
- 10 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (1 ⅔ cups)
- 1 ¼ cups sugar
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon coarse salt
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Oil an 8-inch round cake pan. Line bottom with parchment; oil parchment and dust with cocoa.
- Melt together 1/2 cup oil and 8 ounces (1 1/3 cups) chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, stirring, until smooth. Remove from heat and whisk in sugar until combined. Whisk in eggs, 1 at a time. Whisk in cocoa, vanilla, and salt; fold in ground walnuts. Spread batter in prepared pan.
- Bake, rotating pan halfway through, until cake is set, about 35 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cool completely, preferably overnight. Run a knife around edge to loosen; remove from pan. Transfer cake to a serving plate.
- Melt remaining 2 ounces (1/3 cup) chocolate and remaining 1 teaspoon oil in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, stirring, until smooth. Pour over center of cake and spread to cover top. Sprinkle chopped walnuts in center. Cut into wedges; serve. (Torte can be refrigerated, covered, up to 1 day.)
