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If you follow me on Instagram, you may remember me posting a piece of flourless chocolate cake while dining at The Capital Grille. After one bite, I was smitten with the rich, dense espresso infused chocolate cake.
When Shaina’s debut cookbook, Desserts in Jars arrived on my doorstep, I immediately honed in on page 35 – Flourless Chocolate Cakes, beautifully photographed in my favorite Weck jars. Shaina described her Flourless Chocolate Cakes as little brownies with crunchy tops and that’s exactly what they taste like. Pure chocolate perfection in an adorable glass jar.
[pinit] In you visit MBA on a regular basis, you know how much I love baking and presenting desserts in jars, so naturally, I was incredibly excited about Shaina’s cookbook. Desserts in Jars contains 50 gorgeous recipes including cakes, pies, puddings, frozen desserts and even a variety of mixes that are perfect for giving.
Shaina expertly walks you through the process of choosing, filling, baking and even adorning your jars with printable tags, so they’re ready for a casual backyard barbecue or a fancy holiday party. And after hanging out with Shaina in NYC, I must say, Desserts in Jars is an accurate representation of the awesomeness that is Shaina.
Flourless Chocolate Cakes
Ingredients:
Oil for greasing the jars
7 ounces bittersweet chocolate
4 tablespoons (½ stick)unsalted butter
1 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs, separated
Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting
fresh raspberries for garnish
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease fourteen 8-ounce jars. In a double boiler over simmering water, melt the chocolate and butter until smooth. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly. In a separate bowl, use a hand mixer to beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
2. In a stand mixer, beat together the granulated sugar and egg yolks until thick and creamy. Mix ¼ cup of the melted chocolate and butter into the egg yolks. Continuing to mix, slowly pour the remaining melted chocolate mixture into the egg yolks until all is incorporated. Fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture.
3. Spoon 4 to 5 tablespoons of the cake batter into each greased jar. Place the jars 2 inches apart on a baking sheet. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the tops of the cakes start to crack. Remove from the oven and let the jars cool. Dust with confectioners’ sugar before serving. Serve warm or at room temperature. If desired, garnish with fresh raspberries.
Notes:
- This recipe works well when cut in half.
- Jars seen in the photos are Weck Mini Mold Jars #976-165
Source: Desserts in Jars by Shaina Olmanson
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What a tough question as I’m a dessert junkie! Probably the best thing I’ve had recently was a white cupcake with a white buttercream frosting. Moist and light and perfect!
The best, I have two… My late grandmother’s homemade apple pie. Her pie was tart and sweet with a beautiful flaky crust, delish warm with a scoop of vanilla icecream. The other was her treacle pudding… a steamed sponge cake with treacle syrup (a golden syrup).
I am a dessert-aholic. Chocolate cake is pretty high up on my list, but I am also a sucker for cherry pie and cheesecake…
My favorite dessert ever ironically was a flourless chocolate torte from Tuscan Express. What really made it were the fresh raspberries perfectly aligned on top and the large scoop of white chocolate ice cream on the side. Perfection! Sadly the restaurant in my area closed last year and I am looking forward to trying this recipe.
Fried Plantains with Ice cream…yum!
Ummm – Viennese Nut Torte, I think.
I don’t think I’ve had a dessert I haven’t liked! My favorite would have to be a piece of rich, chocolate cake with thick frosting!
Aloha! My favorite dessert is the Vanilla Souffle at Todd English’s Olives, located at the W hotel in NYC — O.M.G.! We had it one year to end our Thanksgiving dinner there … so yummy; even the chocoholics at the table enjoyed it!
Best dessert ever tasted? Hmmm…would have to say, creme brulee.
the best cake I ever had was at my sister in law monica it was a chocolate cake she wasn’t home when I came to visit so I took a little bit of that cake and after that I just couldn’t stop eating it I ate the hall cake ! oh my god I hope she never finds out who ate it LOL.