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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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I love of slice of French Silk Pie!
Cream Horns from White Dove Bakery..that’s closed now..mom used to buy them when I was little!!!
Your photos convinced me and I had to make this recipe. These were divine Jamie. Thanks so much for sharing this on your site (and for taking such wonderful photos). My husband loved them as well.
Lisa,
I’m so happy that you liked them! Thank you so much for stopping back to share and have a wonderful day!
Jamie
My first key lime pie. I love chocolate but found a new love.
I adore anything chocolate.
Can I make these in ramekins?
Hi Ben,
Ramekins should work just fine for this recipe.
– Jamie
Chocolate. Chocolate cake, ice cream, anything!
I realize I’m a bit late on this, but I just discovered your wonderful blog!
The recipe calls for 8oz jars, and directs you to fill each jar with 4-5 Tbls. batter.
However, you used the 5.6oz jars. How much batter should be used for jars of that size?
Twirly-
You can bake them in any size jar – your yield and time may vary a bit. I filled my jars about 2/3 full. Enjoy!
-Jamie
this recipe sounds really yum!! i’ve got to try it
Thank you for this recipe!
Can not wait to start baking!
The best dessert would have to be the sweet potato pies from Sweet Auburn Bread Company. I always make a point to pick up one of their mini pies. It’s so light, fluffy, and just seems to melt in your mouth!
http://www.sweetauburnbread.com/
They have a booth at my local farmer’s market.