Lavender-Earl Grey Flourless Chocolate Cake

Name: Lavender-Earl Grey Flourless Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped; 113 grams (1 stick) plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, cut into 1 tablespoon pieces; 10 servings Confectioners sugar; 9 larges eggs, separated and at room temperature; 248 grams 1/4 cups granulated sugar; 10 servings Dried edible lavender; 10 servings To Serve; 10 servings Maldon salt; 1 teaspoon table salt; 3 Tbsps loose Earl Grey tea leaves; 59 milliliters unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 177 milliliters boiling water

This recipe makes 10 servings with 755 calories, 13g of protein, and 33g of fat each. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of vanillan extract, granulated sugar, loose earl grey tea leaves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours.

Instructions

For the Cake: Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 10-inch springform pan with 1 tablespoon butter and line exterior of pan with foil.

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Sprinkle 1 teaspoon Maldon salt over pan bottom.

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Salt

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Frying Pan

Pulse the sugar with 1 tablespoon lavender and 1 teaspoon tea. Set aside.

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Fresh Lavender

Sugar

Tea

Combine boiling water with the remaining 3 tablespoons lavender and remaining 3 tablespoons tea in a liquid measuring cup; steep for 5 minutes. Strain mixture into medium heat-proof bowl, pressing on solids to release any liquid.

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Fresh Lavender

Water

Tea

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Add chocolate and remaining 8 tablespoons butter to lavender-tea mixture and set over double-boiler (bottom of bowl should not be touching simmering water). Stir continuously until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is smooth and shiny.

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Chocolate

Fresh Lavender

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Remove bowl from heat and set aside.

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Bowl

In a large bowl whisk egg yolks and 3/4 cup sugar vigorously until mixture is a thick, pale paste.

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Sugar

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Add cocoa, vanilla, and tables salt and whisk until completely incorporated.

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Vanilla

Cocoa Powder

Salt

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Whisk

Add about 1/4 cup of warm chocolate to the egg yolk mixture and stir until completely incorporated.

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Chocolate

Egg Yolk

Whisk in remaining chocolate.

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Chocolate

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In large, clean, dry bowl beat egg whites and salt with whisk attachment on medium-low speed until whites begin to froth, about 1 minute. Increase speed to medium-high and beat whites until soft peaks form, 1 to 2 minutes. Slowly add remaining 1/2 cup sugar and continue beating until stiff, glossy peaks form.

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Egg Whites

Sugar

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Whisk about 1/3 of the meringue into the chocolate batter until completely incorporated. With a rubber spatula, fold in the remaining meringue.

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Chocolate

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Scrape batter into prepared baking pan and sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon Maldon salt.

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Salt

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Bake until top begins to crack and cake tester has moist crumbs attached to it when inserted, about 1 hour.

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Transfer cake to cooling rack. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then remove springform mold and cool completely, about 1 hour. Sift cofectioners’ sugar over cooled cake, and sprinkle with lavender and Maldon salt if desired.

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Fresh Lavender

Sugar

Salt

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