France Reine de Saba (Flourless Chocolate Cake)
Reine de Saba, French for “Queen of Sheba,” is a rich flourless chocolate cake made with finely ground almond and topped with a decadent chocolate ganache frosting. Served on its own or with crème fraiche or vanilla ice cream, reine de saba makes a memorable finale to a meal. Recipe Servings: Serves 4
Prep Time
1 hour
Cook Time
1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time
2 hours 15 minutes
Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Kosher
Halal
Ingredients
Cake:- 12 Tbsp (180 g) unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup (130 g) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 tsp (5 ml) almond extract
- 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla essence
- 2 tsp (10 ml) instant espresso
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 tsp (1.5 g) salt
- 3/4 cup (150 g) sugar
- 2 cups (240 g) finely ground almonds
- 2 Tbsp (25 g) sugar
- 1/4 cup (45 g) chopped dark chocolate
- 1/4 cup (45 g) semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 Tbsp (30 ml) water
- 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) cinnamon
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) heavy cream
Directions
- Cake:
- Preheat oven 325°F (160°C). Line just the rim of a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper and grease the bottom with butter.
- Melt butter and chocolate; mix in almond, vanilla, and espresso. Stir well and cool.
- Beat egg whites with salt to stiff peaks. Gradually whisk in half the sugar; mix to a glossy thickness.
- Whisk yolks with remaining sugar until thick, fold in melted chocolate, then almonds.
- Very gently fold in egg whites. Pour into pan.
- Bake 40–50 minutes, or until toothpick emerges clean from the middle.
- Ganache:
- Bring sugar, chocolate, water, and cinnamon to a gentle boil.
- Remove from heat and stir in cream.
- Frost cake after ganache has cooled down.
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