Flourless chocolate cake

To make the flourless chocolate cake, first melt the dark chocolate in the microwave or a bain-marie, and then allow to cool slightly 1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whisk together the butter, softened beforehand and at room temperature, and sugar 2 to get a creamy mixture. You can also whip the butter using a hand mixer with a whisk attachment. Add the eggs one at a time, waiting until the one before one has been mixed in well 3.

Now add the vanilla extract 4; separately, sift the cocoa powder 5 and then add it to the butter, egg, and sugar mixture, one spoonful at a time 6.

Then add the salt 7 and finally the lukewarm chocolate 8. Mix all the other ingredients together using a spatula 9.

Butter a 9–9.5-inch (22–24-cm) 10 cake pan and line with parchment paper, then pour the cake batter in 11 and level it using the back of a spoon, distributing it evenly in the pan 12.

Bake the cake in a conventional oven preheated to 350°F (180°C) for 30-35 minutes (320°F (160°C) for 20-25 minutes in a convection oven). Once a delicate crust has formed, remove the cake from the oven and leave to cool 13. You can keep the cake with the crust on the top, or else turn it over using a dinner plate. Sprinkle with plenty of powdered sugar 14  and your flourless chocolate cake is ready to go 15!