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3-Ingredient Flourless Chocolate Cake

3ingredient flourless chocolate cake on a plate with a slice removed.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
  • Active Time

    15 minutes

  • Total Time

    50 minutes

In Epi's3-Ingredient Recipesseries, we show you how to make great food with just three ingredients (plus staples like oil, salt, and pepper).This naturally gluten-free cake is impressive enough for special occasions but secretly easy enough to make in less than an hour.

Ingredients

Makes 1 (10-inch) cake

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, plus more for pan
8 large eggs
16 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt

Special Equipment

A 10"-diameter springform pan
  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease springform pan with butter and line bottom with parchment.

    Step 2

    Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat eggs in a large bowl until doubled in size, about 5 minutes.

    Step 3

    Place chocolate chips, salt, and 1 cup butter in a large microwave-proof bowl. Microwave on high in 10-second bursts, stirring between bursts, until smooth and pourable.

    Step 4

    Using a rubber spatula, gently fold one-third of the whipped eggs into chocolate mixture until incorporated. Fold egg and chocolate mixture back into remaining whipped eggs until incorporated.

    Step 5

    Transfer to prepared pan; cover bottom and sides of pan completely with foil. Set springform pan inside a large roasting pan; add hot water to a depth of about 1".

    Step 6

    Bake cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and sides of cake begin to pull away from pan, 30–40 minutes. Let cool before serving.

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  • Terrible turned out as a chocolate omelet! DO NOT RECOMMEND

    • Anonymous

    • Australia

    • 3/26/2022

  • How can the same recipe taste like a poopy sponge and be a total hit for guests? How can you trust a recipe that creates such divergent results? It is difficult to commit 8 eggs to such an uncertain result.

    • Allison

    • Richmond, VA

    • 2/13/2022

  • can I use cocoa powder instead of chips? If so, how much cocoa?

    • chocaholic

    • 10/16/2021

  • It may not be entirely clear that the pan should be covered on the outside with a single piece of foil (with no tears). You could probably make it in another pan, such as a cheesecake pan if anyone has one of those anymore- you'd need to line the bottom, but it still might be difficult to get it out without damage.

    • oldunc

    • 3/26/2021

  • Made this last night. I covered the bottom with parchment and lined the bottom and sides with aluminum foil, but water still seeped through and soaked the parchment and the bottom of the cake. I was worried it would be a soggy mess, but after cooling in the refrigerator for about 8 hours, it turned out well! Very dense - definitely cut small slices. I made some caramel to drizzle on top.

    • jen.peaslee3133

    • Atlanta, GA

    • 10/7/2020

  • Fantastic and easy recipe. Our “go to” recipe for chocolate dessert

    • kenneth_ham

    • 7/31/2020

  • It tasted like a poopy sponge, looked like a poopy sponge, smelled like a poopy sponge felt like a poopy sponge. It does not look appetizing, and would rather eat a poopy diaper than this. It’s sitting right in front of me and can not bear to look at it once more. Also. I think Gordon Ramsey would be ashamed of this recipe.

    • Thiscakesux

    • Canada

    • 5/16/2020

  • Not very moist but tastes amazing

    • Abhiviraj10

    • Singapore

    • 5/8/2020

  • Love this cake. Was a real hit at a dinner party. Have made it a few times

    • kenneth_ham

    • Boston

    • 1/4/2020

  • My family HATED THIS CAKE! In the trash it goes!

    • Daebke

    • Big Island, Hawaii

    • 10/21/2019

  • Followed the recipe exactly and it’s awful. Ended up throwing the entire thing away. Awful taste, zero texture. Felt like chewing a dirty sponge.

    • Haas052811

    • Ohio

    • 4/20/2019

  • Has anyone made this with Lily chocolate chips? That would bring the carb count lower, but I wondered if it might need Swerve or Splenda to sweeten it a little then.

    • Efirefly

    • TN

    • 4/2/2019

  • I added a sprinkle of Maldon sea salt flakes on top and espresso to the batter. It was quite a hit with my guests

    • theresa54

    • San Francisco

    • 3/18/2019

  • Delicious taste and very nice texture--almost like a cheesecake texture. Soft. But, need to remember to invert cake and peel off parchment paper before cutting.

    • Anonymous

    • upstate NY

    • 3/4/2019

  • This was a great cake. It turned out great, more like a brownie than a cake. The carb count isn't that high which is great if you are on a low-carb diet. We have made it twice already. I did divide the cake into two 8 inch pans instead of the spring pan it recommends.

    • aaangie

    • Cincinnati

    • 1/31/2019

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