Flourless chocolate cakes are rich, fudgy, and intensely chocolaty. Instead of using flour or leaveners for structure, like most other cakes do, these special cakes rely on a combination of eggs and cornstarch. As the cakes bake, the eggs puff up in the oven, giving them lift. The cornstarch creates a kind of glue to keep the texture smooth.
Bonus: These cakes are naturally gluten-free. Happy New Year, indeed.
Individual Flourless Chocolate Cakes
Makes 6 individual cakes- Vegetable oil spray
- 1 cup (6 ounces) chocolate chips
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
- 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces) sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 3 large eggs
- 1/4 cup (2 ounces) water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
