Flourless cakes are a true crowd-pleaser. They’re low-fuss and easy to throw together, and are generally gluten-free. Every baker needs a few flourless cakes in their repertoire. These triple-tested recipes put pantry alternatives such as almond or hazelnut meal to good use, cutting out the need to white flour and ensuring dense and gooey textures every time.
Depending on the recipe, you’ll need to adjust your cake pan. Some recipes call for a large loaf pan, while others require a springform tin. Springform tins are useful because they tend to prevent the cake from sticking to the sides of the pan, especially cakes using espresso powder of those with a chocolate flavour.
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Flourless orange & white chocolate cake
Moist, dense and sweet – what more could you want in a cake?
Persian love cake
What’s not to love about cake?
Chocolate cake with sour cherry ganache
Dense and rich chocolate cake with a gorgeously contrasting sour cherry glaze.
Three bean chocolate cake with vanilla cream
Rich and decadent.
Lemon and zucchini polenta cake
A nonna’s favourite made healthier with the addition of zucchini – and it’s gluten-free to boot!
Flourless chocolate cakes with avocado icing
Treat yourself, but make it healthy.
Dark and dreamy chocolate cake
This cake is unapologetically all about chocolate. So much so, that it’s even flourless, creating a fudgy, dense indulgent cake – you’ll find a little goes a long way.
Gluten-free New York cheesecake
New York cheesecake is known for its creamy, satiny texture. It’s rich, dense and tall with a flat top – and this one is gluten-free for everyone to enjoy.
Ricotta, polenta and blueberry cake
A gorgeous golden cake made with polenta, ricotta and dark blueberries running though it.
Flourless chocolate buttermilk cake
The secret to this super-fudgy cake is the buttermilk which makes it moist and decadent!
Flourless chocolate roulade
It’s so light, so lovely – with a coffee-cream filling – this delicious dessert cake will just melt in the mouth. Best of all, it’s gluten free so everyone can enjoy it.
Flourless chocolate, prune & hazelnut cake
Served with hazelnut whipped cream, this chocolate, prune and hazelnut cake is dense, decadent and gluten-free.
Polenta and ricotta cake with rosemary lemon syrup
Looking for a cake with wow factor? Soaked in deliciously sweet lemon and rosemary syrup and served with whipped ricotta, this polenta cake is sure to impress.
Flourless chocolate hazelnut cake
Don’t miss out on the goodness of chocolate cake just because you’re gluten free. This dark, rich and nutty cake cuts out the flour, but not the warm and gooey textures.
Flourless almond, peach and orange blossom loaves
These tasty little loaves are the perfect accompaniment with a cup of tea on a lazy afternoon.
Gluten free rosewater chocolate cake
This gluten free chocolate cake recipe uses hazelnut meal in place of flour, with a touch of deliciously fragrant rosewater.
Flourless banana and orange blossom loaves
You’d never guess these divine banana and orange blossom loaves are free of dairy, refined sugar and gluten! Now, you can indulge your sweet tooth guilt-free any time of the day!
Flourless hazelnut chocolate cake
Serve this versatile fudge-like chocolate cake as a dessert with ice-cream, for morning or afternoon tea, or freeze in slices to pop into a work or school lunchbox.
Flourless fig, pecan and maple cake
Rich, moist and just sweet enough, this cake is great for any occasion.
Upside-down mandarin polenta yoghurt cake
This delicious and impressive looking mandarin upside-down cake is a little tricky to make but is oh so worth it. Better still it is gluten-free so everyone can enjoy it. Use a microplane to zest the fruit for best results.
Flourless almond cake with strawberry coulis
Ground almonds replace the flour in this recipe, making it rich and luscious. As a bonus it is an ideal dessert for dinner guests who have a gluten intolerence.
Chocolate orange mousse cake
With a texture this silky and a flavour this heavenly, you’ll not be able to resist a second helping of this decadent chocolate orange mousse cake. It really is that good.
Flourless chocolate beetroot cake
This spectacular cake is topped with sweetened crème fraîche and candied beetroot chips.
Moist flourless choc-nut cake
If you’re in the mood for something deeply indulgent, you can’t go past this moist flourless chocolate and hazelnut cake. As a bonus, it is gluten-free, wheat-free and yeast-free.
Plum and lemon polenta cake
Bring a bit of Italy into your home with this gorgeous take on a traditional cake.
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