My sister is on a gluten free diet. I was able to fix this when she came for a visit and she really liked it. We still fix this for the family and we don't have any diet restrictions.
Flourless Chocolate Cake - from my friend Debbie
(This cake is a cross between fudge and cake and is also good served with just ice cream. It can be frozen.)
Cooking Spray
1 Tblspn, cocoa powder
½ cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar (for cake)
1 cup ground almonds
8 oz semisweet chocolate, melted
4 eggs, separated
2 Tblspn. Sugar (for cream)
1 cup whipping cream
1 tspn. Vanilla extract
2 cups strawberries
1. Preheat oven to 350oF. Coat a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray or butter and cocoa; shake off the excess cocoa.
2. Beat butter until smooth. Add 1 cup sugar and beat until creamy. Add ground nuts, chocolate and egg yolks; beat thoroughly.
3. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Stir one-third of egg whites into chocolate mixture. Gently fold in remaining egg whites.
4. Scrape batter into prepared pan. Bake 35-45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out nearly clean. Let cool in the pan 30 minutes, then release sides and slide onto a serving plate.
5. Combine cream, vanilla and 2 Tblspn. Sugar; beat until soft peaks form. Top cake with cream and strawberries. Service 12.
Donna