Toffee Flourless Cake
Prep
20 mins
Cook
40 mins
Servings
6
Difficulty
Easy
Toffee Flourless Cake is a decadent dark chocolate dessert studded with toffee bits and finished with a layer of heavy cream. This rich cake combines dark chocolate, butter, eggs and sugar with crunchy toffee pieces throughout. It takes just 20 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to bake, making it an accessible indulgence for those seeking an elegant dessert that delivers impressive flavour without lengthy preparation.
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Ingredients
- 400dark chocolate
- 200 ggranulated sugar
- 4large eggs
- 100 gall-purpose flour
- 20 gbaking powder
- 10 gsalt
- 150 gunsalted butter
- 100 gtoffee bits
- 100 mlheavy cream
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease a 20cm (8in) round cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
- 2
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- 3
In a large bowl, melt the chocolate in the microwave in 30-second increments, stirring between each interval, until smooth.
- 4
Add the granulated sugar to the chocolate and whisk until combined.
- 5
Beat in the eggs one at a time, followed by the unsalted butter.
- 6
Gradually add the flour mixture to the chocolate mixture and mix until combined.
- 7
Stir in the toffee bits and heavy cream.
- 8
Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth the top.
- 9
Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- 10
Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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