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Dark Chocolate Meringue Cake

A rich chocolate cake batter lightened with meringue and baked
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Keyword chocolate cake, chocolate recipes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 10
Author theforkedring

Ingredients

  • 10 tbsp butter
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped chocolate 70-80%
  • 1/4 cup demerara sugar
  • 2 tbsp mascarpone or sour cream
  • 1 cup flour minus 1 tbsp
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3/4 tsp espresso powder
  • 8 egg whites
  • 3/4 cup white sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Butter and dust a springform pan with cocoa powder. Line the bottom with a greased disc of parchment paper.
  • In a large pyrex or microwave-safe bowl, melt butter (1-2 minutes)
  • Add chocolate, turbinado sugar, and mascarpone to melted butter. Stir to combine.
  • In a large bowl, sift together flour, cornstarch, cocoa powder, salt, and espresso powder.
  • In a stand mixer, whip egg whites for 1-2 minutes until foamy. Slowly add white sugar and beat on high until a stiff meringue forms.
  • Fold the sifted dry ingredients into your melted chocolate and butter mixture. You will have a stiff brownie-like batter.
  • Fold in your stiff egg whites one spoonful at a time until no streaks remain. Be careful not to deflate the air in the egg whites.
  • Once your batter has the consistency of chocolate mousse, transfer to prepared springform pan and bake for 30 minutes.
  • Cool and remove from pan.