Flourless Chocolate-Kahlua Cake with Cajeta

Recipe courtesy Gale Gand

Show: Sweet DreamsEpisode: Southwest Sweets

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (8)

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Cook Time:
25 min
Level:
--
Yield:
10 to 12 servings

Times:

Prep: 40 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 25 min
Total:: 1 hr 5 min

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Ingredients

16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter
8 ounces semisweet chocolate
7 egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 ounces coffee liqueur (recommended: Kahlua)
Whites from 5 eggs
1 cup sliced almonds, toasted
Cajeta, recipe follows
Strawberry-lime salsa, recipe follows

Cajeta:

1/2 cup water
1 cup sugar
Approximately 1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons butter

Strawberry-Lime Salsa:

1 1/2 pints strawberries
2 key limes or 1 large lime, juiced
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons chiffonade of mint

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9-inch round pie pan. Line pan with greased parchment or waxed paper. In the top of a double boiler, melt the butter and chocolate and stir until smooth. Whip the egg yolks and the sugar until fluffy and pale in color. Fold butter and chocolate mixture into the egg yolk and sugar mixture, adding the coffee liqueur. Whip the egg whites to soft peaks and gently fold into the chocolate mixture. Pour into the pie pan and bake for 25 to 35 minutes then allow to cool completely.

Cajeta: In a medium saucepan, bring water and sugar to a boil, do not stir. Remove from heat when the sugar is amber in color and add enough cream to thin the caramel to a fairly liquid consistency. Stir in butter. To test consistency, dip a spoon into the caramel mixture and allow to cool. If the "cajeta" is gooey but holds its shape, it's ready; if it hardens too much, add a little more cream and test again.

Strawberry-Lime Salsa: In a blender, puree half the strawberries with the lime juice and the sugar. Strain and reserve. Cut the remainder of the strawberries in quarters and mix with the puree. Add chiffonade of mint.

When the cajeta has cooled a little, but is still warm, pour over cake on top of a wire rack to catch the drippings. Using your hand, pat almonds all around the sides of the cake. Refrigerate for 2 hours and serve chilled with salsa.

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recipe Flourless Chocolate-Kahlua Cake with Cajeta
Venice Sioux Falls, SD 01-31-2009
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A Definite FIVE STAR - AWESOME CAKE
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I can't believe someone who "cooks" gave this a one star rating... Who cares what it's called, WHEN IT'S EXCELLENT, WELL,... IT'S EXCELLENT... Just try this...it's SOOOO WONDERFUL...Read more
recipe Flourless Chocolate-Kahlua Cake with Cajeta
Carrie Columbia, SC 07-31-2008
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Great cake for birthdays!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this cake for my friend's birthday party. I should have made a few! It was a hit for the birthday boy and everyone... else there! I had a crowd lined up with plates ready for a slice of this beauty. I love to make deserts and am usually the one with the privilege of making something for every get together and this makes my top 5. Beautiful look and the salsa was the perfect balance for the richness of the chocolate. It was also one of the easiest cakes to make. Love it!!Read more
recipe Flourless Chocolate-Kahlua Cake with Cajeta
Carolyn Columbia, SC 07-11-2008
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No one is perfect, but this recipe is
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Anyone that spells disingenous as "disengenous" may know food, but certainly doesn't know English. Great cake.
recipe Flourless Chocolate-Kahlua Cake with Cajeta
Liz cicero, IL 06-28-2008
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Deliciuus!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made this cake for Father's Day. My dad loved it a lot for somebody without a sweet tooth. Everyone enjoyed at out... cook-out. Never had I had a disappointment from one of Gale Gand's recipes.Read more
recipe Flourless Chocolate-Kahlua Cake with Cajeta
Cherise Council Bluffs, IA 12-25-2007
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Not clear instructions
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

My friend and I made this cake for Christmas. Or at least tried. The cake itself had a wonderful taste and tasted like... flourless cake (as I have had it before). However, we thought the cajeta was the right consistency and poured it over the cake when cooled, but realized it hardened like hard candy after pouring it. Also, we had to cook the cake for about an hour to ensure it was done and when we thought it was, it still was gooey on the bottom of the pie pan. We will most likely try it again because normally when we try any recipe the second time, it works right.Read more
recipe Flourless Chocolate-Kahlua Cake with Cajeta
miles New York, NY 10-26-2007
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i hate it when people do that
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

don't rate a recipe 1 star if your only criticism is the improper labeling of the sauce. Thats not constructive, and it... brings the rating of an otherwise great recipe down.Read more