My cake fell … and it was fantastic! Actually, it was supposed to fall. It’s a recipe for a flourless chocolate cake that I used straight from the pages of Paula Deen’s Chocolate Celebration Magazine.
I bought this publication several months ago mainly because of the cover… Chocolate and Paula… you can’t go wrong there. But, to be honest I haven’t made anything from it until this Saturday. I’ve looked at it a bunch of times and made notes of all the recipes I want to try, but nothing until now.
So, this weekend, I finally decided to go for her Deep Dark Chocolate Truffle Cake Recipe because I’ve never made a flourless cake before and I was intrigued.
I mean, it must be pretty good if someone would make it instead of the one on this cover.
You’ll need a 9-inch springform pan
. It has a latch on the side that helps you release the cake. Because there’s no turning this one upside down to get it out.
Place some parchment paper on the bottom so it hangs over. Close the latch to hold the paper in place and secure the sides. You’ll also want to spray the paper with some non-stick cooking spray just to be safe.
After your pan is ready, preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
Separate 6 large eggs. Yolks in one bowl and egg whites in another. Set aside.
You’ll also need 8 oz. semi-sweet chocolate and 4 oz. dark chocolate. Break it up in a large bowl and add 2 sticks of butter (thank you Paula!). Melt in the microwave at 30 second intervals, stirring in between until completely melted and smooth.
Whisk in 1 1/4 cups sugar until combined.
Then add the six egg yolks to the chocolate and sugar mixture, one at a time, whisking after each addition.
Now, in a medium bowl, beat the six egg whites on high with an electric mixer. Beat it for several minutes until stiff peaks form.
Then, gently fold your egg white mixture into the melted chocolate mixture until combined. Pour it in your pan and bake for 1 hour at 325 degrees.
It will rise pretty high in the oven, but when you take it out to cool, it will fall. And fall hard. Yay!
Let it cool one hour on the counter and then for at least four hours in the refrigerator before you release it from the springform pan.
And, when you finally do… it will be worth the wait. I didn’t really know what the texture of the inside would be like, but oh my… it was glorious.
Rich and dense and fudgey! Definitely one for true chocolate lover’s. And, If you don’t like things too rich, then stay away. Stay far, far away!
I also sprinkled a little powdered sugar on top to finish it off.
Okay, a lot!
Here’s what it’s supposed to look like. Mine had a few more cracks, but I was completely and utterly happy with it.
But, wait a minute… let me tell you the real reason I made this cake from Paula’s magazine.
There was a slim chance I was going to be able to meet Paula on Sunday (thanks to my friend Ted and help from someone on her team) and I wanted to have one of her dessert recipes under my belt if I did. You know, in case we had a moment to chit chat and talk about butter and stuff. Yeah, right!
She was speaking at the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show in Atlanta, and to be honest, I really didn’t think I would get to meet her…
Or get a picture taken with her. Hey, Paula!
My mom and I were so thrilled. She is every bit as beautiful and funny and nice as she is on TV. (And I do mean funny. We also had the opportunity to hear her speak later on and she had the whole place laughing.)
We also met her son, Bobby. Yummy!!! I mean, he was really nice.
Later on, we even met her other yummy, I mean really nice son, Jamie. Unfortunately, I spazzed and didn’t get a picture of him. But, he did help me out with something.
Something I think you’ll like.
See this cookbook
. I bought it last minute at the show. (Sorry, her brand new one
was sold out.)
But, that’s okay, because look what Jamie got his mom to do for me just minutes before she went on stage to speak.
Yep, that’s her signature. And, it gets even better.
I’m giving it away! The book… signature and all. Who wants it?
Seriously, at first, I thought I would keep it, and then, I thought… I would keep it! Then, I decided it would be much more fun to give it away. Besides, it could be a great Mother’s Day present for someone. And, don’t feel bad, I’m hoping (fingers crossed) that I can get another copy for myself later.
Better hurry and enter… The winner will be chosen Monday night.
Enter for a chance to win an autographed copy of
Paula Deen’s Kitchen Classics Cookbook
- Leave a comment on this post and tell me why you want it, why you love Paula, why you love butter, or heck, just say “hey, y’all!”
- Leave your comment with a way for me to contact you if you win (either a blog link or email)
- Deadline to enter is Monday, April 20th at 6:00 p.m. (recorded by the comment time stamp)
- The winner will be chosen at random* and announced sometime Monday evening on this post.
* One winner will be chosen at random, using random.org’s integer generator.
Good luck.
More links:
Paula Deen’s Chocolate Celebration
Paula Deen’s The Deen Family Cookbook – NEW!
Paula Deen’s Kitchen Classics Cookbook
Springform Pans
And, Paula’s also on Twitter. Go say hey y’all!
Yay, we have a winner!
Who’s it going to be random integer generator?
Me. Me. Me. ……… No. No. No.
It’s comment #598!
Congrats Angela… Today is your lucky day!
amazing recipe.
thanks for the information. It’s very complete information. I will bookmark for next reference.
no matter what they say you’ve said about various nationalities are cultures you are one of the best on cooks and bakers I have yet to meet online I enjoy your cake I enjoy your baking meats and various other foods I enjoy the view of the perfect to the T I mean the seasonings are exact thank you and have a great holiday
IT´S UNGLY UAAAACALA
Mmmm, chocolate……….as usual, I want to lick my computer screen, great job!
E
So yummy yay
do you need a springform pan?
I am soooo jealous you got to meet her! I wanted to go on her cruise a couple years back, but it was canceled! I would love that cook book to pieces (well i’d try and keep in tact…) (;
I made this the oterh day and it was fantastic!
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Love Paula!! I’ve tried this cake before one word AMAZING!!
I made this today for my husband and I to eat tomorrow for our wedding anniversary dessert :)
It is in the ref. now…. BUT
When I took it out of the oven the center wasnt SET. Is this how it should be or was it not actually done? lol
Thanks for sharing your amazing work! ;)
I made this yesterday as a birthday cake, and it was just perfect!!! It’s the best chocolate cake I’ve ever had!! :) Thanks for sharing the recipe!! :) Cheers! sheila
I made this cake and kept it in the Springform pan for a day in the fridge, then I made Hershey’s No Bake Chocolate Cheesecake filling and spread that on top of it. Then cooled it in the fridge for another day, then topped with Whipped Cream and Godiva Chocolate squares. Then ate it. Heavenly! Similar to the Cheescake Factory’s Godiva Chocolate Cheescake. You must try it sometime. Thanks so much for posting this cake!!!
Thanks so much for this wonderful post! I’m a novice baker, and used a similar recipe this morning, and my cake behaved just like this! Puffed up in the oven, and then totally collapsed. My baking confidence also totally collapsed, so I’m very happy to see this post. I guess I’ll proceed to serve with strawberries and maybe a dollop of creme fraiche, and see how it goes.
Thanks so much for sharing!
YUM!!!! I still have this bookmarked from the first day I found your site and randomly clicked on it. My best friend is allergic to flour which is so irritating because she always gets tempted by my creations and I always wish to have her opinon, so I’m always look for flour-free recipes. PLUS this just looks soo good. I love paula and I love choccolate!
Me encanta todo!!! que rico! amo el chocolate!!!
Saludos
Wow, Bakerella – tried this recipe for the first time last night, fridge overnight, and I've just taken it around my office at work… so much love for it! Everyone's in raptures, thank you!
You MUST try the Mississippi Mud Bars from Paula's chocolate magazine. They are SO delicious!!!
P.S. I love this blog! So inspirational! Crazy photographs too! :) :) :)
Made this yesterday evening and it was a HIT!! Thanks for the recipe :)
From Jabaly – So nice. And even cuter in person.
Sooo…I stumbled across this post very late, obviously. But…I have to tell you just how jealous I am that you got to hang out with Bobby…please tell me just how wonderful he was!!!
wow…you have so many comments I doubt you will notice this one…but made this for Mothers Day and served it with a raspberry/strawberry sauce! FABULOUS! Thanks for posting it!
The cake on the front cover is our favorite, I have made it a couple times now. There are photos on my blog, it is so good, and I don’t even like chocolate. One would think it would be super rich, but it truly isn’t.
I just made this cake and WOAH…soooo good :) Now I just have to wait to get home, so I can make graduation cap cake balls for my brother’s graduation party :) Any ideas on how I can make the tassels? Thanks again Bakerella!
Oh my, Bakerella, this was a good choice. I made it last night but had to wait for it to cool in the fridge. You can bet that I had truffle cake for breakfast! Yummmy You were right, rich and fudgy. Thanks a lot!
-Emily
I love all you do. I especially loved the donate life pops. April is National Donate Life Month! Maybe you could bring them back one more time before the month is out!
Blair
http://colbykids.blogspot.com/2009/04/xanders-story.html
OH YUM.
It looks so fudgey and rich and chocolatey and … yum.
I think I just got an extra half inch on my love handle just from looking at it …
Must try this later!
lindsey – you def get the best butter tattoo award!
Erica – it’s on the about page.
Mmmmm…made this t take to dinner last night…served it with Strawberries and whipped cream. It was so amazing! Thanks for sharing!!
Hi Bakerella, My friend told me about you after she made your cake pops for her daughters birthday, and i fell in love with those, so i asked her if i could have the recipe and she told me to go to this website and I've been looking since, I can't believe I missed out on a chance to win a signed Paula Deen book, My family and I were on vacation that week. & I know my mom would have loved to have that :) Glad to be following this site, you have the cutest blogs :) ~Kelly~
Could you do some sports themed cake pops? Boys like cake balls too! I love your website! You have totally inspired me!
Why can’t I find an email address? I want to send in a photo – can anyone help?
I just baked this…it’s in the oven…hope it turns out. Taking it for dinner to friend’s tomorrow (well..ITS not the dinner LOL…home made sushi is for dinner…and this for dessert. :-)
Saw Paula last night in Plano and got a signed copy of her new book. That cake looks soooo yummy, definately want to try it!
Paula Deen is my favorite! That is so cool that you got to meet her. I love your blog! One day, I will have to try one of your delicious recipes. Thanks for everything!
Hey y’all! I LOVE Paula.. and her food.. gods.
I’m totally addicted. Yep. Addicted. Plus.. I’m hosting a dinner and would so use it. ;)
thanks
nyxmyst.blogspot.com
Hey!
can i put in fridge after i bake (after cool down)
becos i did tried, but it turned hard. but if i didn’t, i scared it’ll spoil.
Hey!
can i put in fridge after i bake (after cool down)
becos i did tried, but it turned hard. but if i didn’t, i scared it’ll spoil.
Hey!
can i put in fridge after i bake (after cool down)
becos i did tried, but it turned hard. but if i didn’t, i scared it’ll spoil.
Hey!
can i put in fridge after i bake (after cool down)
becos i did tried, but it turned hard. but if i didn’t, i scared it’ll spoil.
Hey!
can i put in fridge after i bake (after cool down)
becos i did tried, but it turned hard. but if i didn’t, i scared it’ll spoil.
I’m way too late but this looked fun anyway. I’m giving away Jonas Brothers tickets on my blog so I hope I generate half as much interest!
I just lurrve giving good stuff away!
Sarie Lou Who – you didn’t do anything wrong.
It’s called a truffle cake for a reason.
Hey Bakerella,
Just wanted you to see what you have inspired in me and my baking. I just made some Spiderman cake pops for a little boys 5th birthday party. Wow, what fun! Thanks for sharing with us your love for baking too!
I love paula, too.
Paula is one of my favorites. Everything she fixes is good! I also like the fact her recipes are down to earth and extra tasty. No weird stuff with odd ingredients mixed. You can picture yourself doing it.
I also like her bubbly happy personality. A real person!
I think you aught to write a cookbook with all your wonderfu cake ball ideas!
even though i missed it, i love this recipe! i am gluten intolerant and have been craving chocolate cake! this might work!!
I made this cake, and it doesn’t have much of a cakey texture at all. Did I do something wrong? It’s like fudge in a cake form.
Awww that’s such a cute pic!! And your cake looks delish… I made a similar one a few months ago and it looked pretty similar and tasted fabulous. Paula is just awesome!
Sues
Hello! I just found your website today – it is amazing! You are very talented. I can’t wait to dig into the archives.
I just made this cake, it’s currently in the oven. It’s hard to find good chocolate cakes where I live, and North American cake mixes are insanely expensive here, so this one may be my saviour. Thank you for posting this recipe.
Paula is just awesome. I’ve tried a few of her recipes-yummy! I would love to have her cookbook so I won’t have to keep searching for them on the internet.
cncgirl00@windstream.net
man! I missed this one…but I wanted to tell ya how cute you are!
? Jen
PS I am not a weirdo, in case it sounded that way! :)
Now just serve the cake with creme anglaise. Yum.
This should tell you where my chocoholic brain is.. I read this: “Let it cool one hour on the counter and then for at least four hours”
and my brain read it as this: ‘let it cool one hour on the counter and then feast for hours’ LOL! I think that sounds more appropriate anyway. :)
Flourless chocolate cake is one of my favorites. If you think the cake alone is good.. for an even more indulgent treat, try topping it with chocolate mousse and fresh raspberries. Heaven on a plate!
HEY YA’LL! Seriously I love Paula AND your blog too!!
Okay – the picture of Paula Dean cracked me up because I had just read my friends blog of her also standing beside Paula Dean – a life-size cardboard Paula Dean. So I had to really look at yours to see if it was really her. The cardboard one is so life like too!http://beavers.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/happy-anniversary/
Do yourself (and anyone you know) a favor and whip up a double batch of that. Bake half of it and set the other half aside. When the baked half cools, dump on the unbaked half and put it in the freezer. Your tastebuds will thank you…over and over and over.
Hey y’all. I just love Paula Deen. She has an amazing story and a great attitude for life. She is a sweetheart. And I love to see what she is going to do next.
I heart butter,
Maria
mariariccitelli@optonline.net
I have never seen Paula on TV but that cake looks really, really good. It makes me want some for breakfast!
I love Paula because…well, how could you not?!?! I would want to meet her over the president any day.
Paula and butter are my two great loves! (Don’t tell my hubby) Although he totally benefits from both so he may not complain too much.
Hope Paula didn’t lose her britches this time around! LOL!
That is hilarious! You all look related in that photo :-D
Paula Dean is fun to watch and great recipes!
robinlynnb @gmail.com
Will you show a set up of how you take your pictures – they look amazing and Pioneer Woman said you shoot on Auto!
Congrats Angela!
Love chocolate. Love Paula. And I love your site! Thanks for all of the inspiration!
I have a flourless chocolate cake on my site check it out!
I’m ok that I didn’t win – I just think you are so awesome for always having giveaways!! Win or lose – it still is fun to play!!
My names lindsey mitchell and i really want this book becuase i just love paula deen, want me to prove it
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lindseyyyyy/3408453642/
that is a link to my flikr account
i have this tattoo i got for her about 2 weeks ago
uninspiredd@gmail.com
thats my email, i think i deserve a little something for haveing this permanently on me haha
Hey y’all! I’m glad to see so many people that love butter and chocolate as much as I do. Paula would be proud. Thanks for entering the giveaway! The winner was just announced on this post. Now, I have to go finish off that truffle cake. There’s a few crumbs left calling to me. :)
Deep fried cake. Need I say more! I am an aussie so have not had the pleasure of her gracing my tv, but I checked her out online and I think she is fabulous!
that cakes looks like HEAVEN. too bad weight watchers would cost me 142 points just to smell it! I think it actually just used up 82 points LOOKING at it!! So worth it….
;o)
what a great giveaway! please enter me…I’ve only ever read about Ms. Deen, not read her books or anything…but I’d love to be entered! :) [If I’m on time..not sure what time it is where you are, so fingers crossed I’m not too late!]
Ummm…6pm pacific time? :) It’s worth a try…
That cake looks divine!
Hey Y’all! How nice that you got to meet Paula and her boys. I’m a huge fan. I would love to have an autographed copy of her book, so I hope the random picker will pick ME!!
Grammy Doris
dorisandpete at hotmail dot com
You are so generous. What a fun day for you and your mom! Love everything you do. Thanks for sharing.
I think Paula Dean is the greatest and I’d love to win her autographed cookbook.
phoffmann at twcny dot rr.com
Are you kidding? Is there anything NOT to love about Paula?? She’s the MOST!
Besides Bakerella…
Oh I hope I’m not too late to enter. I love everything about Paula Deen, I subscribed to her mag last year and can sit and browse through them for hours. I love that she has shih tzu’s too, which I have ;-)
Hey Yall!! I LOVE Paula! I am also an avid cookbook collector!
Shoreyfamily@yahoo.com
she is one of the food network shows my husband would watch with me and actually likes! (most of the hostesses he would make fun of)
I LOVE her recipes. very easy, not too much frou frou.
okay im not sure if im making it on time but i’m giving it a shot anyway… i LOVE PAULA DEAN!!! Her creamy mac n cheese and her herb crusted pork tenderloin are some of my signature dishes!! I have her CELEBRATES cookbook, one i think ever cook should have in her kitchen!! Oh my, how i wish i’m not too late to enter!!! PICK ME!!
Hope I’m not too late!
One of Paula’s best dishes is her Ain’t your mama’s banana pudding. It is “out of this world”!
What better than butter and sugar. Yum.
I love Paula Dean! She’s such a bad influence on our waistbands, but how can you not love her!!??
mattalyson@yahoo.com
Any gal who drops STICKS of butter into things…………knows what she’s doin’!! Glad you had a good time!!
What’s not to LOVE about Paula? Anybody that openly uses butter and sugar and makes no apologies….my kinda’ gal!
I **HEART** Paula
Robin @http://alabamaslackermama.blogspot.com/
Paula is fantastic and you are fantastic for giving away the wonderful autographed book. I sure hope I win. I watch Paula every chance I get and love how she used her love for cooking to creative a life for herself and her sons. Very inspiring.
Thanks and good luck everyone.
Missy
I love butter, therefore I love Paula! I live in the south and she is reminds me of myself and all the women in my family. She rocks!
The cake looks delightful and while I haven’t heard of this lovely lady (I’m an Aussie) you have me intrigued and I can’t wait to check out the links! Vanessa xxx…..x :)
I love Paula because every time I see her / watch her she reminds me of my Grandma and her sister. They are from TX but so many of her mannerisms mirror theirs. She makes me miss them and yet hearing her is like a hug from Heaven also.
Bakerella – how fun to meet her. I live near Savannah and haven’t met her yet….but her niece is my hairdresser! I can pick you up a signed copy of any of her books quite easily!
Thanks for your blog! Gotta try that cake!
I have that magazine. I bought it for my Dad and it is the best chocolate porn I have ever seen. I have yet to make anything because I’m just learning how to cook but I plan on trying a recipe soon.
Love her, love butter, love this blog!
callen3000@gmail.com
I would love to win! Paula is a doll~so fun!
Hey YALL!!
Paula Dean has the BEST recipe for French Toast…oh my freakin’ gosh! Its A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!
robandkileysmith at hotmail dot com
That would be so perfect for my mom.
I’d love to give this to my mother-in-law, who adores Paula Deen.
Thanks for your generosity!
-Jennifer
mailbox.jenn@gmail.com
Hey Y’all! I love Butter more than ANYONE!
Whodamomnj at yahoo dot com
I LOVE Paula and have tried several of her recipes- to die for! I would love the book- may even give to my mother…maybe! :)thanks!
Have you ever made Paulas green bean casserole…yum! She is the greatest!
CherryBlossomsDesign at hotmail dot com
Hope I didn’t miss the deadline..
love to cook—
Deb
debnjason@msn.com
I’d love to have this Paula Deen cookbook for my mother-in-law. She went to one of Paula’s restuarants once and just adores Paula!
I want to give it to her for Mother’s Day.
Thanks for your generosity, Bakerella!
-Jennifer
mailbox.jenn@gmail.com
Oh dear! Yes please! Enter me in the giveaway!! And who DOESN”T love butter for all the rich, buttery, gloriousness of it?? you rock, Bakerella :o)
OMG! I would love to have that book!! My mom has always liked cookbooks and passed that addiction to me. I love them all and every new one is better than the other. Thanks for the giveaway! Love the blog!
Totally loving the looks and awesome yumminess of the cake!
What I wouldn’t give to eat that all by myself!
Love your blog Bakerella and love your recipes and you show Paula!
I LOVE Paula because she had the snooty snoots on Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me eating out of her hands this weekend!
I love baking and chocolate! Paula is so funny and makes such great desserts.
hamsterbabies@yahoo.com
I love to bake, and I’m teaching my daughter how, so this would be a great book to own.
betnegre@dslextreme.com
I’m so bummed I missed this contest…but I do have to tell you just for your information. I love paula! There is nothing this woman can’t tackle…and make taste good.
If that recipe is any indication of the rest of her cooking then I will have to look it up.
Lisa
I love Paula and I love butter! :) I think that it would be fabulous to have a signed copy of this cookbook! Thanks for the opportunity!
I love to bake and I think Paula is the best!
Hey Y’all! There’s not a better way to bring mom/daughter together than cooking in the kitchen! Something I like to do with my
g-ma, mom and daughter. So many memories made in the kitchen! I’d love this book to share with them.
bwren@hot.rr.com
Chocolate, Paula, butter…can’t go wrong! “From my kitchen to yers…” I would love a copy of this cookbook!
http://cookincanuck.blogspot.com
cookincanuck@hotmail.com
LOVE LOVE LOVE Paula Deen! And who doesn’t love butter? You’d have to be insane not to love butter.
l love paula and you!
Claire
claire_cole@baylor.edu
This would be awesome. I moved to the south from the west so I totally need help with southern cooking!
I love everything about Paula!! I would love to win this book!
I love when Paula says “from my kitchen to yours, love and best dishes”. Although I would have to give the prize to my best friend, as she L-O-V-E-S Paula!
Because she deep fried a cheesecake.
emilyadi.com
I think she’s fantastic!
I love Paula because she’s not afraid to make REAL food with REAL ingredients. You know – the kind that tends to make my rear REAL big. Ha! I love her desserts!
caramarch at jetbroadband dot com
I don’t know if I am too late but I wanted to suggest a little variation of the truffle cake, cook it in individual serving dishes, like a ramekin or the deep thimball cups, grease them well, UNDERBAKE them a little, andcut around the edge so it comes out upside down and the result is a tender little cake with an absolutley divine gooey chocolatey middle…
She sounds like my aunt! She cracks me up and she knows that all good things have BUTTER!
I want it because I’m awesome, she’s awesome, and you’re awesome! =]
Emily
papercliplvr@yahoo.com
I have a lot in common with Paula Deen. The hair color, and the southern outlook on life and an appetite for Butta :)
Hey Y’all! I love Paula Deen! I love her food, recipes, shows, everything really! She is just the cutest! She reminds me of my mom ( who is also adorable and so sweet)! My mother and I both love her! Also, I love cooking, and hosting dinner parties! I’d be really excited if I won this book and would like to thank you for the opportunity! Much love! e-mail is cheriz@msn.com
You lucky lady! You met Paula and her really cute, um I mean nice, sons! I’m green with envy! I love Paula and her recipes! She takes me back to the years I lived in the South – the food is one of the things I miss the most. I would love to have this book, to give to my Mom for Mother’s day! Thanks for the chance to win!
That is so exciting… meeting someone whose work you admire
The cake looks divine.
My daughter and I adore Paula. She is so witty and her recipes are delightful. I would be proud to win the cookbook and would gift it to my daughter who is a huge fan.
“hey, y’all!”
I think I’m too late but I’m gonna comment just incase…
Make her coconut 3 layer cake and die happy!!
I love Paula because on one of her shows she said that “2 sitcks of butter was considered low fat!”
I’d love to win the cookbook for my Mom! She is a huge Paula Deen fan, and even records everything she airs. Please please!
superteresa@gmail.com
I would totally adopt Paula if I could.
-allie-
I would love to have her cookbook!
hey! I need a cook home cooking cookboo and paula’s will do ti! hey y’all!
Rachel
rlabelson@hotmail.com
I married a Southern soldier, and I’m from NY. ‘Nuf said. :-) I need to learn to cook Southern food! Thanks for the opportunity!