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Flourless Chocolate Cayenne Cake

Published by Amy Kritzer Becker on March 25, 2014
Amy Kritzer Becker
By Amy Kritzer Becker
Author of Sweet Noshings · as seen on Food Network, GMA & The NYT
Flourless Chocolate Cayenne Cake
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I promised you chocolate cake and here it is! Gluten Free Flourless Chocolate Cayenne Cake with a subtle kick!

Flourless Chocolate Cayenne Cake

Passover desserts are kind of, meh, for lack of a better word. Macaroons, unnaturally bright jelly fruit, various cakes made from matzo. Shudder. But there has to be a better way! Oh there is, my friend, there is. And it’s glorious.

Flourless Chocolate Cayenne Cake

This cake is surprisingly simple to make- seven ingredients, one bowl, lots of butter. Chocolate. What’s not to love? And a nod to the spicy cocoa flavor so popular in Texas. (We add hot sauce to everything here. Just try to stop us!) Sweet and spicy. Just like me!

Flourless Chocolate Cayenne Cake

The best part about this cake? You can make it all year long! And you’ll actually want to, unlike matzo cake. Top it with kosher for Passover powdered sugar or whipped cream. And flourless = gluten free = more people can eat cake = happy.

Flourless Chocolate Cayenne Cake

 

Flourless Chocolate Cayenne Cake

Flourless Chocolate Cayenne Cake

This rich, fudgy cake is the perfect gluten-free treat for chocolate lovers. It’s also traditional for the Jewish holiday of Passover.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Servings 8

Ingredients

  

  • ½ cup unsalted butter plus more for greasing pan
  • 1 cup cocoa powder plus more for dusting pan
  • 1 cup Imperial Sugar Granulated Sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp cayenne
  • 3 large eggs beaten
  • Imperial Sugar Confectioners Powdered Sugar for garnish

Instructions

 

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
  • Grease an 8-inch or 9-inch round cake pan with butter and dust with cocoa powder.
  • In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Remove from heat and stir in cocoa powder, sugar, vanilla, salt and cayenne. Then stir in eggs.
  • Pour into pan and bake for 30-40 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes and finish cooling on a wire rack. Garnish with powdered sugar when ready to serve.

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I created this recipe for Imperial Sugar, but as usual all opinions are my own.

About the chef

Amy Kritzer Becker

Jewish food expert, cookbook author of Sweet Noshings, owner of ModernTribe, and culinary-school-trained chef. Featured on Nickelodeon, The Drew Barrymore Show, Good Morning America, the New York Times, and Food Network.

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Amy Kritzer Becker

Amy Kritzer Becker

Amy Kritzer Becker is a Jewish food expert, cookbook author of Sweet Noshings, owner of ModernTribe, and culinary-school-trained chef behind What Jew Wanna Eat — a modern Jewish food blog redefining heritage recipes since 2010. Her recipes have been featured in Food Network, Bon Appétit, Forbes, Good Morning America, and the New York Times.

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8 Comments

  1. Leah Schmalz says:
    March 31, 2014 at 12:22 PM

    What pretty forks! This cake looks delicious.

    Reply
    • Amy Kritzer says:
      March 31, 2014 at 7:21 PM

      Thanks!XO

      Reply
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  3. AP says:
    December 14, 2020 at 12:18 AM

    I’ve made this cake a couple of time before, and absolutely loved it, but now that I’m baking with less sugar: Is there a way to make this cake without using an entire cup of sugar?

    Reply
    • Amy WJWE says:
      December 14, 2020 at 9:09 AM

      Thanks! I haven’t tested it with less sugar but you could try.

      Reply
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