I’m kind of intrigued by the creation of a chocolate cake made without flour. I did a little searching and come to find out, a flourless chocolate cake is really more of a torte than it is a cake.

So why do we persist in calling it a cake? I have no idea. But I do seem to have everything on hand to make one, so I may just have to give it a shot this weekend, in the name of research, of course!
Flourless Chocolate Cake
from AllRecipes
1/2 cup water
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup white sugar
18 (1 ounce) squares bittersweet chocolate
1 cup …read more

More fun news for chocolate lovers! Another new study is showing that pictures of chocolate can actually help with weight loss by strengthening resolve and will power. I wonder if it works if the picture is on the package of chocolate? Hmmm…

54 female students participated in the study published by Appetite, a behavioral nutrition journal, though they weren’t actually aware that they were part of a weight loss study.
Researchers told the women they were participating in a memory test, and showed them pictures of a slice of chocolate cake and a flower, and then chocolate cake and an oatmeal …read more

General Mills’ Betty Crocker brand is rolling out four new gluten-free products to store shelves this summer. The products include favorite mixes such as devil’s food cake mix, chocolate brownie mix, chocolate chip cookies, and yellow cake mix.

The increased demand for gluten free products has been on the rise for many years, and for those who suffer from celiac disease or just want to eat gluten free, these dessert mixes are a great addition to a growing market.
Celiac disease, an auto-immune disorder that causes digestive distress in individuals who eat any form of wheat flours, affects approximately 1 in every …read more

I stumbled across this video of the award-winning Chocolate California Goldrush Cake while searching for something else, and I was immediately hooked.
The award competition was sponsored by Ghirardelli, so you know some good chocolate was going into these creations!
The method for the cake is actually pretty simple and looks amazingly delicious: two melted bars of Ghirardelli 100% cacao bars, butter, flour, salt, eggs, sugar, and vanilla. Once everything is mixed into a batter, she puts about half of it into a bundt pan, and then layers Ghirardelli caramel squares, toasted pecans, and then the rest of the batter on …read more

Few things are as indulgent as a delicious, rich chocolate cake! And if Nigella Lawson’s making it then you know it’s going to be all three!
In the video above, Nigella makes her Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake using standard ingredients – flour, sugar, eggs, cocoa, etc – with the addition of 2/3 cup of sour cream. I love chocolate and sour cream, if it’s done right, and I suspect this gives the cake a perfect tang.
She also makes a chocolate frosting to go on the cake out of melted chocolate, powdered sugar, corn syrup, and more sour cream.
I miss seeing Nigella …read more

I loooove German chocolate cake, and I couldn’t pass up this picture for this week’s Chocolate Zen!
What’s your favorite kind of chocolate cake? Plain? Molten? Zucchini?
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Today’s a chocolate cake kind of day!
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This week’s Chocolate Zen is a simple chocolate birthday cake I found on flickr. It was made with a ganache frosting and looks delicious!
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This week’s chocolate zen is a chocolate cake from flickr user david nikonvscanon. It looks amazing!

I found an awesome link over the weekend with instructions on how to make a single-serve chocolate cake in only five minutes using your microwave!
Five Minute Chocolate Cake
You’ll need:
4 Tablespoons cake flour
4 Tablespoons sugar
2 Tablespoons cocoa
1 Egg
3 Tablespoons milk
3 Tablespoons oil
1 Mug
Instructions:
Mix flour, sugar and cocoa. Spoon in 1 egg and pour in milk and oil, and mix well. Put in microwave for 3 minutes on maximum power (1000watt) and wait until it stops rising and sets in the mug. Tip contents out of mug onto saucer and enjoy!
Make sure you use cake flour – all purpose tends to …read more