Flourless Chocolate Cake - Paula Deen

Dark, rich and decadent, that is what flourless chocolate

cake is meant to be.

In my tablescape that I posted for yesterday's

Tablescapes Thursday, I mentioned that my new dishes

can be baked, so I had to try something out right away.

Since Lynn at Happier Than a Pig In Mud 

was having a meme featuring Paula Deen's recipes,

 I found one in Paula's Best Desserts

Magazine that would be perfect for baking in

individual sizes.

This is the perfect size for Paula's Flourless Cake.

(Do you find that you nibble on the chocolate while cooking?

I do!)

So velvety and smooth now.

Paula's Flourless Chocolate Cake

1 C. butter

14 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped and divided or chips

4 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped

1 C. sugar

6 large eggs

1 T. vanilla

1/4 C. heavy whipping cream

Makes 1-9 inch cake or 8-10 smaller servings.

Preheat oven to 350.  Spray a 9 inch round springform pan

with baking spray.  Wrap up and around with foil.

In microwave melt the butter and 8 oz. semisweet chocolate

and the bittersweet chocolate.  Heat for 1 minute, stir, then

heat for 30 second increments, stirring between each one

to prevent the chocolate from scorching.  Stir until smooth.

Whisk in sugar until smooth.  Add eggs one at a time, whisking

between each addition.  Whisk in vanilla and pour batter

into the prepared pan.

Set the foil wrapped pan in a 13x9 inch pan.  Fill pan with

1 inch hot water.  Bake for 45-55 minutes or until center is set. 

For the individual ones, I baked it for 40 minutes. 

Let cool in water 10 minutes, then remove and let

it cool in pan completely.

In microwaveable bowl mix remaining 6 oz. semisweet

chocolate and heavy cream.  Heat for 30 seconds, stir, then

heat for another 30 seconds.  Stir until smooth. 

Spread chocolate over cooled cake and refrigerate

until set.

Here the cups are in the water bath.  I was a little nervous

about that, but they did fine, after all they are oven safe.

I forgot to mention in my tablescape, the dishes are

Tribeca from

I Godinger & Co. 

 I purchased them at Bloomingdale's Home.

I just love individual serving desserts.  I topped

this one with some fresh violets from the garden.

In the individual serving you don't have to wait for

it to cool before you eat it!  It was luscious.

Hope you give this a try. Hop on over to

Happier Than A Pig In Mud to see more

fun Paula Deen Creations.

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