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Salted Almond Flourless Chocolate Cake With Violets

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Cooling Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 1 Cake
Author Eva Kosmas Flores

Ingredients

  • 3 ounces ounces semi sweet chocolate chips (about 1/2 cup)
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon espresso powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup Dutch-process unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/4 cup chopped almonds
  • flaked sea salt optional garnish
  • 1 teaspoon cocoa powder optional garnish
  • 1 tablespoon fresh wild violets optional garnish

Syruped Oranges

  • 2 oranges
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup water

Instructions

Flourless Chocolate Cake

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease an 8-inch cake pan and line the bottom of it with parchment paper. Set aside.

  2. Melt the chocolate and butter in the top of a double boiler until smooth, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and stir in the granulated and brown sugars, espresso powder, salt, vanilla, orange juice, and orange zest. Whisk in the eggs until the batter is smooth, then stir in the cocoa powder. Add the almonds and stir until they're evenly distributed throughout the batter.

  3. Pour the batter into the cake pan and place the pan in the oven. Bake for 25-30 minutes, then remove it from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before running a thin rubber spatula along the edge of the cake to loosen it, then remove it from the pan and allow to cool for another 20 minutes before garnishing with the cocoa powder, sea salt, and violets. Serve immediately alongside the syruped oranges.

Syruped Oranges

  1. Cut the peels off the oranges and then cut them into eight slices per orange. Set aside.

  2. Bring the suhar and water to a rapid simmer over medium heat. Reduce to low and add the orange slices and allow to simmer for 20 minutes, then remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.