FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE & PISTACHIO CAKE
Serves 12, Ready in 40 Minutes
Flourless Chocolate & Pistachio Cake
I found this recipe in an old Gino D'Acampo book I picked up at the library and instantly knew it was going to be a complete winner! Chocolate and pistachio are a match made in heaven and combined with the silky texture of a flourless cake, it’s craving-inducing.
I’ve switched up the recipe a little as I love cooking this for a larger group and I’ve also added some extra pistachio nuts too.
Enjoy!
INGREDIENTS
200g Pistachio nuts, removed from their shells and finely chopped
200g Salted butter + extra for greasing
500g Dark chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa)
8 Eggs, whites & yolks separated
320g Icing sugar
300g Ground almonds
Optional- Cocoa powder for dusting on top
Chocolate & Pistachio Flourless Cake With A Dusting Of Cocoa Powder
METHOD
Heat the oven to 180 degrees & grease a loose bottom 24cm cake tin. (I have quite a deep square one that I like using for this so that you can cut brownie-like squares for easy serving).
Melt the butter & chocolate in a heatproof bowl above simmering water.
In a separate bowl, whisk together your egg yolks and icing sugar until they are well- combined and pale yellow. Set aside.
In another bowl, whisk your egg whites into stiff peaks. Set aside.
Pour the melted chocolate into the yolk mix and combine. Mix in the ground almonds and pistachio nuts.
Then gently fold in the egg whites until evenly combined.
Pour the mixture into the cake tin and bake in the middle of the oven for around 30 minutes or until a skewer comes out almost clean. As this cake is flourless, the texture you are looking for when you test with a skewer is slightly different from a regular sponge cake. It won’t be completely clean once cooked but judge the texture like you would a brownie.
Reset for 10 minutes or so before serving. If using, lightly dust with a little cocoa powder before serving.
Top Tip:
If you’re cooking these for guests, a nicer way to serve them is by making them in individual cake moulds and serving alongside a delicate spoon of ice cream and some fresh berries.
Cocoa Dusting on Flourless Chocolate Cake