Flourless chocolate lime cake

A flourless chocolate cake with a hint of lime, served with margarita cream that adds a little freshness to the dessert. It’s such a delicious chocolate cake – you won’t be able to resist it ;). If you’d prefer this recipe to be non-alcoholic, simply skip the liqueur and tequila.

Ingredients for the flourless chocolate lime cake:

• 150 g dark chocolate
• 150 g butter
• 6 large eggs
• 220 g caster sugar
• 100 g ground almonds
• 4 tsp cocoa powder
• juice and finely grated zest of 1 lime

All ingredients should be at room temperature.

Melt the butter in a saucepan. Remove from the heat and add the chocolate. Stir briefly and leave for 2 minutes. After this time, stir until smooth and set aside to cool slightly. Add the eggs and sugar to a mixing bowl and beat until light and fluffy. The mixture should almost triple in volume. Add the ground almonds and sifted cocoa powder and mix to combine. Pour in the cooled chocolate sauce, grated lime zest, and lime juice. Gently fold to combine.

Line the bottom of a 23 cm cake tin with baking paper. Pour the cake batter into the tin and level the top. Bake at 180°C for about 40-45 minutes. The cake should be springy on top but slightly wobbly in the centre. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.

Spread the margarita cream over the cooled cake. You can also sprinkle some lime zest on top.

Ingredients for the margarita cream:

• 60 ml lime juice (from 2–3 limes)
• 15 ml tequila
• 15 ml orange Cointreau liqueur
• 40 g icing sugar
• 250 ml double cream

All ingredients should be chilled.

Mix the lime juice, tequila, and orange liqueur together. In a separate bowl, whip the double cream with the icing sugar until soft peaks form. Gently fold the lime mixture into the whipped cream until just combined.

Enjoy! 

Recipe source: “Kitchen. Recipes from the heart of the home” by Nigella Lawson.