Chocolate Gooey Almond Cake

Chocolate Gooey Almond Cake RecipeThis chocolate cake does for dessert what the little black dress did for fashion.  Take a simple black dress, slip on pumps and add an eye catching accessory and you’re good to go.  Same dress, different jewelry, switch out the shoes, and you have a whole new look.  I think we can all agree that there isn’t any look in fashion classier than the little black dress.
Chocolate Gooey Almond Cake RecipeThat is the same line of thinking I had when I read this recipe.  In its simplest form, this cake is an elegant dessert dressed in nothing more than berries and a dollop of sweetened whipped cream.  However, change up the ingredients just slightly and this cake becomes much more.  Its adaptable nature will make it an indispensable recipe in your chocolate cake repertoire.  Think of the possibilities.  A grating of orange zest added to the batter, a scoop of vanilla ice cream drizzled with caramel sauce, and voilà, a completely different dessert is created.  Coconut coupled with that gooey nutty filling and you’re only one step away from a riff on German Chocolate Cake.  A serving of caramel ice cream on the side and you are all the way there.  Shall I keep going?
Chocolate Gooey Almond Cake RecipeThe versatility of this cake is not what first garnered my attention.  It was that gooey chocolate center that had me drooling.  I will share with you a little known fact about my taste in flour-less chocolate cakes.  If they are dense and fudge-like, they are not for me.  My preference leans towards the lighter side.  True, the gooey center of this cake isn’t exactly airy, but it is creamy, keeping the overall cake deeply moist and rich.
Chocolate Gooey Almond Cake Recipe

 

 




18 thoughts on “Chocolate Gooey Almond Cake

    • Thanks Nazia. I’ve come up with several more variations just since writing the post. All that creating has me hungry for chocolate cake. 🙂

  1. Your “little black dress” is STUNNING!

    A classic.

    And the “accessories” of whipped cream and raspberries are a touch of class.

    Absolute perfection.

    Cannot wait to taste….

  2. Mary, I can’t get over the deep, gooey interior of this cake. How decadent, and yes, versatile, too! I can imagine riffing on this indefinitely. Definitely a must for me to try.

  3. My husband adores chocolate, the darker the better. He would find this cake very appealing! Adding a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream would make him very happy!
    This just might be my Valentine treat for him!

  4. Could you add chopped hazelnuts and some hazelnut flavoring, or would it get lost? I was also wondering what a Mexican chocolate theme might be like?

    Looks delicious.

    • Hazelnuts would be wonderful in this cake. As for hazelnut flavoring, I’ve never used it so I’m not sure if it would get lost in this cake, be the perfect accent, or overtake it. A Mexican chocolate theme actually crossed my imagination when I was creating variations on this recipe. I think it would be just lovely.

    • Thanks Maral! It was an easy cake to make and I look forward to putting my own spin on it the next time an occasion calls for cake.

    • I apologize for the delay in answering your question, and I assume you had to make the decision without my advise. I have never tried to freeze this cake, and personally I don’t think it would freeze very well. That said, if you did decide to give it a go, let me know what the result was. Thanks for following along at Sifting Focus. I truly appreciate it!

  5. I apologize for the delay in answering your question, and I assume you had to make the decision without my advise. I have never tried to freeze this cake, and personally I don’t think it would freeze very well. That said, if you did decide to give it a go, let me know what the result was. Thanks for following along at Sifting Focus. I truly appreciate it!

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