43 flourless cake recipes

Flourless chocolate cake made with 9 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate, 7 eggs, and butter. Dense, fudgy, and naturally gluten-free with just 5 ingredients.

Flourless walnut cake with ground walnuts, whipped egg whites, and lemon zest. Naturally gluten-free, dramatically tall, dusted with powdered sugar and cocoa.

Flourless chocolate Chambord cake: a dense, fudgy dark chocolate cake spiked with black raspberry liqueur. Gluten-free dessert for Valentine's Day, dinner parties, or anytime indulgence.

A naturally gluten-free flourless chocolate cake with ground almonds and whipped egg whites, finished with a glossy chocolate-honey glaze. Dense, rich, and intensely chocolatey with a crusty top and silky interior.

This is a wonderful, dense, almost brownie-like cake.

Classic French chocolate loaf cake bakes in a water bath for a dense, fudgy crumb with a thin crackly top. Semi-sweet chocolate, espresso, and whipped egg whites do the work. Flourless using cornstarch.

Lemon-pecan torte made with ground pecans and matzoh meal instead of flour, topped with a lemon curd glaze. A naturally flourless cake perfect for Passover.

Narsai's chocolate decadence cake: a flourless-style cake with just a tablespoon of flour, butter, eggs, and a pound of dark chocolate. Dense, fudgy, and legendary for a reason.

Gateau Nancy is a flourless French chocolate cake with Grand Marnier, almond powder, and 10 eggs, baked low and slow for a dense, fudgy, souffle-like texture.

Chocolate silk mousse cake: a water-bath baked flourless-style cake with just a tablespoon of flour, ribbons of whipped eggs, and a glossy chocolate cream glaze.

Haroset cake with zabaglione sauce turns the Passover walnut-apple-wine condiment into a flourless springform cake, served warm with a whisked Italian wine custard.

Chocolate tile cake with a flourless souffle cake layered with whipped truffle cream and covered in handmade chocolate tiles. A stunning, multi-component French-style showpiece dessert.

Flourless walnut cake topped with a rich coffee cream made from dark chocolate, Madeira, and whipped cream. A European-style frozen dessert garnished with crystallized flowers for an elegant finish.

Passover apple cake made with matzo meal and potato starch instead of flour. A fluffy, flourless sponge layered with grated cinnamon apples and lemon.

Flourless chocolate cake with a full pound of butter, 20 ounces of dark chocolate, 10 eggs, and Grand Marnier. Baked low and slow for 3 hours into pure fudge.

Karydopita is a traditional Greek walnut cake made with crushed zwieback, cognac, and cinnamon, soaked in orange-clove syrup and cut into diamonds. Flourless and intensely nutty.