Mocha Truffle Cake

Mocha Truffle Cake
Mocha Truffle Cake is a gluten free and fodmap friendly dessert. This recipe makes 12 servings with 398 calories, 5g of protein, and 24g of fat each. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have confectioners' sugar, sugar, instant espresso powder, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 15 minutes.

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 350F. Butter a 9-inch springform pan and line bottom with parchment. Butter parchment.
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2
Combine chocolate, sugar and espresso powder in bowl of a food processor. Process until chocolate is finely ground, about 30 seconds. With blades in motion, pour in 3/4 cup boiling water. Process until chocolate has melted, about 20 seconds.
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3
Add butter, eggs and vanilla. Pulse several times to thoroughly mix into a thin batter.
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4
Pour batter into springform and swirl to evenly spread batter.
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Bake until set in center, 55 to 60 minutes (cake will appear dry on top and slightly cracked around the edges).
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Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes; cake may sink in center. Run a thin knife around edges of pan, remove cake from pan, cover and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 2 hours or overnight.
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7
Place cake on a serving plate and let stand at room temperature for 15 to 30 minutes. Just before serving, sift confectioners' sugar over cake.
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Serve with whipped cream, if desired.
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DifficultyNormal
Ready In15 m.
Servings12
Health Score1
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