Chocolate Flourless Cake with Raspberry Sauce – If you can’t make it out for a Valentine’s Day dinner, this chocolate flourless cake with raspberry sauce will make for an evening of well-planned hedonism!
Today’s recipe is an unapologetically rich dessert. As a devout lover of all things chocolate, I couldn’t let Valentine’s Day pass me by without making a decadent dessert befitting the holiday. We all need a little culinary romance from time to time, after all. I included real fruit in this recipe with a homemade raspberry sauce, so that’s my something healthy. I hear chocolate is healthy too, so they say… The sauce is made from frozen raspberries since they aren’t in season, but red desserts are, so I went with it. Not to mention, it’s to die for when smothering this flourless chocolate cake…
I’m excited for Valentine’s Day this year because Dan and I are going out on a real dinner date for the first time since May! Seriously… that’s like 9 months, and that’s way too long! We used to go out all the time, but then the kids and bills thing happened. As someone who loves fine dining, it’s been pretty tough. But I’m sure that in 15 years, when I’m surrounded by teenagers who can’t wait to be left alone and have the house to themselves, I’ll look back on this season of life longingly. In the meantime, Dan and I have learned to create our own dates. I make a quick and easy kid dinner for my little one and get him settled into bed. Then, Dan and I make something more sophisticated together, whether it’s a savory dinner (I have one planned for my next post), or a rich dessert like this Chocolate Flourless Cake with Raspberry Sauce. And a bottle of wine, of course!
If you don’t have dinner reservations this Valentine’s Day, don’t sweat it! Not all is lost. Consider carving out some time to cook something completely hedonistic with someone you love, open a bottle of wine, light some candles, and create your own romance this February!
If you can't make it out for a Valentine's Day dinner, this chocolate flourless cake with raspberry sauce will make for an evening of well-planned hedonism!Chocolate Flourless Cake with Raspberry Sauce
Ingredients
Chocolate Flourless Cake
Raspberry Sauce
Whipped Cream
Instructions
Chocolate Flourless Cake
Raspberry Sauce
Whipped Cream
I know… But it’s Valentine’s Day!
lindsay says
oh i so need a good date night with my husband on Vday! can we join? LOL! kdding. I’ll take this for sure though.
Rachel says
haha… sorry you’re not welcome on or Vday dinner… But seriously, if you’re ever in Philly be sure to look us up! I hope you get lots of yummy chocolate this Valentine’s Day!
What gorgeous photos! We are actually moving on Valentine’s Day this year. So romantic, I know. Maybe I will make this cake for an early celebration this weekend. I’m a total sucker for raspberry sauce!
I don’t envy you at all with moving in February! Brrr! I hope it goes well and that your able to sneak some time in to enjoy the holiday. Even if it’s on a different day!
This is so great for Valentine’s day! There is NOTHING like chocolate and raspberries together, and this decadent cake looks amazing. My husband and I have at home dinner dates often as well, it is such a fun way to spend time together!
Oh my word! I’m crazy about chocolate and raspberry! Funny story… my mother-in-law said that someone brought chocolate raspberry chocolates into her work for Vday and no one ate them because none of her coworkers liked chocolate and raspberry. How is that even possible?! Weirdos!
This is one of my absolute favorite desserts – definitely perfect for Valentine’s Day! Beautiful photos too!
Thanks Kathryn! This is one of my go-to recipes because I love it and it’s such a crowd pleaser!
I’d love to give this a try! Chocolate with raspberry is a such a delish combo!
Thanks Melanie!
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This cake looks simply luscious! Perfect for Valentine’s Day!
Thanks Ashley!
I will gladly skip the reservations and make this cake! Who needs dinner????
I like the way you think! 😉
I am making this now ro take to a dinner. It is in the oven now. Two observations so far… folding the eggs into the chocolate took longer than i thought. And not having a 12″ springform pan, i used my 10″ which was the largest i had. I feel that was even too large. I will let you know how it turns out. The raspberry sauce looks great. Making that next, after a brief rest.
Hi Donna! I hope your cake turned out! If it didn’t, based on what you’re saying, I think I may know what went wrong. If you feel that it took a long time to fold the eggs and the chocolate together and if you feel that there wasn’t enough batter for your pan there’s two possibilities. Perhaps you didn’t beat your eggs long enough? They need to be beat a full 5 minutes on high until they are light and fluffy. Another possibility is that you over mixed the eggs into the chocolate. When you beat them until they were fluffy, the air in the eggs were actually what was going to give your cake body (instead of flour). If you work them into the chocolate too much, they’ll lose that airy quality that you need. I hope that helped!
I only have a 9 inch spring form pan – can I use it and bake longer or should I adjust the recipe or just go buy a 12 inch pan?
You can probably get away with a 12 inch pan. Maybe turn your oven down 15 degrees so that it’s less likely to burn on the edges.
This was one of the best desserts I’ve ever made!!! It will be a go-to recipe for sure. Yum!!!
Thanks for letting me know that it turned out so well for you! This recipe is one of my personal favorite too. What can I say, I LOVE chocolate!