La Bete Noire Chocolate Flourless Cake

My mother requested a chocolate torte with chocolate ganache and raspberry sauce so I made her this, and added some raspberry sauce. It was a hit. She LOVED it! Thought it was the best dessert she had ever had. I made it with a combination of semisweet chocolate and unsweetened chocolate because that's what I had on hand. I made it a day ahead and refrigerated it. I have a feeling I'll be making this again next year for her birthday:) Thanks for posting!

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Made this into cupcakes for Easter. Everybody loved them!!

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WOW!!! What a BEAUTIFUL cake! Very fancy and totally delish! My daughter loves the chocolate bars with the cayenne pepper in them and I wanted to make a cake that was similar, so I simmered a cinnamon stick in with the water and added about a tablespoon or so of Chipolte chili powder. It was great with the kick but I most definately will be making this again without the chili. Also, I used a 9 inch springform pan because my 10 inch wouldnt fit into any of my baking pans. Turned out great with no adjustments to the time. Thanks so much for sharing!

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Wow! This was sooo good. I took it to a family gathering and it went over really well. I made it the day before so that it could sit in the fridge overnight. I will definitely make this again! Thanks for the wonderful recipe.

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Wow! This could be the richest cake ever. Everyone raved about it. Just be sure to let it set for at least two hours in the fridge - maybe more.

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My sister and I used to purchase a lovely flourless chocolate cake at a local bakery every Christmas Eve for our special family Christmas dessert. Much to our dismay, they went out of business. In an attempt to recreate our much loved cake, we decided to have a little bake-off. We each chose five flourless chocolate cake recipes and got busy baking. With ten cakes in front of us, La Bete Noir was the winner hands-down. The cake is chocolate heaven and the quality is unsurpassed. If you adore chocolate decadence, you need look no further. By the way, the cake was every bit as good as the bakery cake and maybe a little bit better!

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Wow. This is serious chocolate. I used the 60% cacao from Ghirardelli. It was people versus cake, and the cake won. Everyone that tried it said it was "too chocolatey". Bah. There is no such thing as "too chocolatey." My DD (she's 3) and I practically licked our plates. At least I know the next time I make it, I won't have to share it with very many people. (giggle) Recipe was made as directed, and doesn't need any tweaking IMHO. Yumm. I'm going to go have another slice.

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This is restaurant quality, truely worthy of more than 5 stars. I've made this five times since it first appeared in Bon Appetit, and you can hear the groans of pleasure as people eat this! I like to serve it with a berry coulis ,Mixed Berry Coulis on the side or with a little sweetened whipped cream. Thanks so much for posting this,Quest4ZBest, it's an incredible dessert!

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