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By Food52
Richard Sax’s Chocolate Cloud Cake
Instructions
Prep:20minCook:40min
This flourless chocolate cloud cake is a poufy soufflé of a cake that caves in, leaving a craggy, wafer rim and a moussey hollow to fill with whipped cream.
Updated at: Sat, 22 Mar 2025 14:43:31 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
59
Moderate
Glycemic Load
27
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories572.7 kcal (29%)
Total Fat42.6 g (61%)
Carbs45.9 g (18%)
Sugars41 g (46%)
Protein8.3 g (17%)
Sodium67.5 mg (3%)
Fiber2.4 g (8%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
8 servings

225gbittersweet chocolate
best-quality, coarsely chopped

½ cupunsalted butter
at room temperature and cut into 1-tablespoon pieces

6eggs
large

1 cupsugar

2 tablespoonscognac
or grand marnier, optional

1orange
Finely grated zest of, optional

355gheavy cream
very cold

3 tablespoonsconfectioners’ sugar

1 teaspoonpure vanilla extract

unsweetened cocoa powder
for topping

bittersweet chocolate shavings
for topping
Instructions
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