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Chocolate Cloud Cake
On days when I want the warmth of the hearth rather than the hurly burly of the city streets I stay in and read cookery books, and this recipe comes from just the sort of book that gives most succour, Classic Home Desserts by Richard Sax. The cake itself is as richly and rewardingly sustaining: a melting, dark, flourless, chocolate base, the sort that sinks damply on cooling; the fallen centre then cloudily filled with softly whipped cream and sprinkled with cocoa powder. As Richard Sax says, "intensity, then relief, in each bite".
Updated at: Sat, 08 Feb 2025 07:51:09 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
45
Low
Glycemic Load
20
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories720 kcal (36%)
Total Fat57 g (81%)
Carbs40.9 g (16%)
Sugars35.7 g (40%)
Protein6.8 g (14%)
Sodium80.7 mg (4%)
Fiber2.5 g (9%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
8 servings
![250 grams dark chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa solids)](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764803/graph/fooddb/06640d23f18622fd37de5f30cf891f78.jpg)
250 gramsdark chocolate
minimum 70% cocoa solids
![125 grams unsalted butter (softened)](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764614/graph/fooddb/dc62ec09ec93bf4710f1c4fbba9020cf.jpg)
125 gramsunsalted butter
softened
![6 large eggs (2 whole, 4 separated)](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550765018/graph/fooddb/fa43dd85a5a5b36d90db62044e58e857.jpg)
6eggs
large, 2 whole, 4 separated
![175 grams caster sugar](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764474/graph/fooddb/8ab54da1c6a383089a141abae748db2d.jpg)
175 gramscaster sugar
![2 tablespoons cointreau (optional)](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1579874529/custom_upload/83d59070a93750fc938e41dd82e90c97.jpg)
2 tablespoonscointreau
optional
![grated zest of 1 orange (optional)](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1552312276/custom_upload/f6bdd6367216d3c885cd0629422311a3.jpg)
1grated zest of orange
optional
![500 millilitres double cream](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764913/graph/fooddb/72b4ec531003d56a8800d508eebe5587.jpg)
500 millilitresdouble cream
![1 teaspoon vanilla extract](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764596/graph/fooddb/e17ca99279ef46921f34ac8b0884134f.jpg)
1 teaspoonvanilla extract
![1 tablespoon cointreau (optional)](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1579874529/custom_upload/83d59070a93750fc938e41dd82e90c97.jpg)
1 tablespooncointreau
optional
![½ teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder (for sprinkling)](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550765032/graph/fooddb/a844eccc4743c022c375d890d1aa1555.jpg)
½ teaspoonunsweetened cocoa powder
for sprinkling
Instructions
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