I first baked this Chocolate Truffle Cake many years ago when we were part of a neighborhood gourmet club. It was dessert for a big dinner I was serving, and it received big raves. I’ve made it so many times since then because it’s so darn incredible. And it’s a good cake to bake when you have gluten-free people in your crowd since it happens to be naturally gluten-free (there is no flour in the cake at all). This is a rich cake. Very rich. It’s the kind of cake chocolate lovers take a bite of and nearly faint with delight. Every forkful tastes like you’re eating a chocolate truffle.
How to make Chocolate Truffle Cake:
Melted butter is combined with chopped chocolate, sugar and eggs. That’s all that makes up the cake portion of this recipe! It’s baked in a springform pan for about 30 minutes, and after baking it goes in the refrigerator for several hours- or (preferably) overnight. When it’s time to add the icing to the cake, you will remove the chilled cake from the pan and place it on a wire rack with something underneath to catch the drips. The icing (basically an easy-to-whip-up chocolate ganache) is drizzled on top of the cake and spread to cover and drip down the sides. Then you’ll refrigerate your frosted cake until you’re ready to serve it.
Springform pan: this is a 9-inch, basic springform pan. It’s perfect for this recipe, and it’s perfect for baking cheesecakes too. Bakers Semisweet Chocolate Bars or Scharffenberger Semisweet Chocolate Bar Nestle Semisweet Chocolate Chips or Ghirardelli Semisweet Chocolate Chips Gluten Free Chocolate Chips
About the chocolate:
The cake portion of the recipe calls for 8 ounces of semisweet chocolate. Use a brand of chocolate that you like. I usually buy a block of semisweet and chop it up for the cake. The icing that goes on top uses 10 ounces of semisweet chocolate. Chocolate chips are just fine for the icing. I do tend to avoid generic, store-brand chocolate chips and opt for something a little better.
How to make Chocolate Truffle Cake gluten-free:
It’s pretty easy to make this cake gluten-free. There is no flour at all in the cake, so that part is easy. The only thing you need to worry about is the chocolate. Just make sure the brand of chocolate you’re using is known to be gluten-free, and you’re all set! And it’s okay to use all chocolate chips if that’s all you can find.
How to serve this cake:
First of all, one small sliver of Chocolate Truffle Cake is all you need to eat for dessert. I don’t care how much you love chocolate cake, a small portion is the way to go with this one. It’s like eating several chocolate truffles in one sitting. It’s going to be thick and rich and gooey to slice too (you can tell by looking at the photos above). This is totally fine because this cake is totally worth it. Just use a sharp knife, and clean the knife with paper towels between cuts. Because this cake is so decadent, you’ll want to cut the richness a bit with either freshly whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Add some fresh berries or a sprig of mint to make it look pretty.
Here are a few more chocolate cake recipes you might like to try:
Molten Chocolate Cake Best Chocolate Cake Recipe Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate Chocolate Cake Mocha Cake Easy Chocolate Cake Healthy Chocolate Cake Hostess With the Mostess Snack Cake Double Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Filling
Thanks to Tara Liptak from the blog, Smells Like Home for the beautiful photography on this post.
