Guiltless Warm Flourless Cake

[petsitter]

I saw this being prepared on the Food Network and it looked fabulous. And with no flour, it's right up our alley.

I haven't tried it, but intend to.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_35588,00.html

If the link doesn't work, I'll copy and paste the receipe.

[petsitter]

oops! That should be Guiltless CHOCOLATE cake...

[sisuitl]

Thanks for posting this! I'm going to try it some time this week.

[petsitter]

I finally made the cakes tonight and I have to say, it was really quite yummy.

This dessert is definitley for the more adult taste. It's rich tasting and the orange zest really comes thru. Turned my 14-year old son off, but my husband loved it.

You eat the cake warm, which is a nice treat on a cold evening. And though it's a cake, it has a texture similar to a mousse. I loved having it in the individual custard cups. Top it with some cold whipped cream and it's really a delectible treat.

I used 6 oz custard cups and had to increase my baking time to almost double what is stated. However, in the end, they came out perfect. Next time, so the kids might like it more, I will reduce the zest to 1/2 the amount stated.

Toni

[ostrich]

Mmm, I want to try making this this weekend! Couple of questions though:

1. Could you substitute orange extract for the orange zest?
2. How many/how big were the sweet potatoes to equal 1/4 cup? How long did you roast them and at what temp? (I've never made sweet potatoes before.)
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[petsitter]

Yep, TEC is right. The extract would be too strong.

As far as the sweet potato, I cheated. I put it in the microwave and it was fine. I scooped out a 1/4 cup, and the rest I will mash up and eat later.

Good luck! Let me know what you think.

[ostrich]

How long did you nuke it for? DH is going to the store today to pick up everything. I'll let y'all know how it turns out.
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[The Edifying Conscience]

Just nuke it until it's squishy and a knife easily enters and exits it.

[cruelshoes]

I use the baked potato button on my microwave when cooking baked potatoes. Just make sure you poke it a few times with a fork or it will explode. Don't ask me how I know this.
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[ostrich]

OK, we made this last night. It seems like alot of effort for such a little dessert, but it was delicious! I can see why kids wouldn't like it; it tasted like chocolate and bananas, with a hint of orange. No sugary taste, which is perfectly fine by me. Here's my notes:

1. Make sure you whip the banana/potato/honey mix really, really well. Otherwise you'll have lumps in the finished dessert.
2. We have 7oz ramekins, as opposed to the 3-4oz ramekins in the recipe. If that's the case I would bake these for at least 20 minutes. The insides of ours were very molten, almost to the point where it didn't cook. And we cooked ours for 18 minutes.
3. Don't slam the ramekins around once you've pulled them out of the oven. They'll fall flat.
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[petsitter]

Yeah, there is a lot of work involved, but, I enjoyed the outcome.

I used the puree setting on the blender to work the banana-potato mixture. That worked very well. And yes, if you use the larger ramekins, you will need to bake longer.