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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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The best dessert I ever had… was the chocolate cake on our cruise last Fall. I have dreams about this cake.
Hmmm the best dessert? I was at Ralf Laurens restaurant in Chicago and I had St. Andre Cheese fried in phyllo dough with a poached peach with a pear maple sauce. OH.MY.GOD it was the most amazing thing EVER. Not sure if it was a dessert, but I could certainly eat it any time of the day..sweet from the pear and maple, salty from the cheese…ohhh my!
Beautiful! And I adore Shaina’s book!! :)
I would have to say a chocolate peanut butter cake recipe I made from Annie’s Eats. Every bite tasted like a Reeces Cup, which means perfection in my mind!
Probably a creme brulee cheesecake. Crunchy sugar on top of cheesecake with fresh berries? Yes, please!
the best dessert I ever had was a chocolate molten lava cake at melograno’s in philadelphia. mmmmmmmm
the best dessert i’ve ever tasted was probably a kahlua chocolate fudge cake at my favorite local restaurant!
All I have to say is YUM! That looks divine!!
Ice cream without a doubt is still my favorite dessert
The best dessert I’ve ever had was our wedding cake. Rich chocolate cake with peanut butter mousse and chocolate ganache fillings frosted with buttercream. It was amazing!