Ingredients
- 540 gram dark chocolate
- 225 gram (2 sticks) butter + extra for greasing
- 1 tablespoon licor 43
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 250 gram sugar
- 6 eggs
- 120 gram cocoa powder
- 200 ml cream
Kitchen equipment needed
- Medium-sized pan + bowl that fits on top (to create bain-marie)
- Spatula
- Oven
- Standmixer or handmixer
- Spring form
- Silicone kitchen brush
- Sieve
Preparation — 15 minutes
PRE-HEAT the oven to 190 degrees celsius or 375 degrees fahrenheit. Use the silicone brush to grease the spring form.
Create a bain-marie: FILL a medium-sized pan with a layer of water and place a bowl on top. The steam from the boiling water will heat anything that’s inside the bowl. ADD 340 gram dark chocolate in pieces and butter to the bowl and slowly melt the chocolate along with butter until it’s a smooth mixture. Let it cool off slightly.
POUR the chocolate mix into the bowl of your standmixer and add the sugar. Whisk slowly until the sugar has dissolved. ADD licor 43 and vanilla extract. ADD the eggs, one at a time and mix on medium speed.
SIEVE the cocoa powder and use a spatula to fold the cocoa powder into the chocolate mixture.
Baking the gluten-free dark chocolate cake — 45 minutes
POUR the batter into the prepared spring form. BAKE the gluten-free dark chocolate cake 30 minutes, the cake should still be a bit fluffy, but also firm. Let the cake cool off about 30 minutes and then remove from the spring form.
While the cake is cooling off, you can create the ganache for the topping. HEAT the cream on low heat and don’t let it come to a boil. CHOP the rest of the chocolate, 200 gram, very fine. POUR the hot cream onto the chocolate and wait a few minutes before stirring.
Then STIR well with a whisk until it’s smooth. Let it cool off slightly before pouring it onto the cake. DIVIDE evenly over the cake and let it set in the refrigerator.
I love dark chocolate and this recipe is a keeper!! Gorgeous photo of the piece of cake too. It looks so moist and decadent, I wish I could reach through my screen and grab the plate. I’m going to look for that Liquor 43 this weekend at the store and fingers crossed I can find it :)
Thank you so much! We noticed now that we misspelled Liquor, the exact name of the Spanish booze is “Licor 43”. Anyhow, you can get it in any liquor store as far as we know. Enjoy making and eating the cake :)