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25 flourless cakes

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Flourless chocolate cake

Every baker needs a flouress cake recipe 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.

Plum and lemon POLENTA CAKE

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Plum and lemon polenta cake

Plum and lemon polenta cake

Upside-down mandarin polenta YOGHURT CAKE

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Upside-down mandarin polenta yoghurt cake

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.

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Lemon and zucchini polenta cake

Lemon and zucchini polenta cake

A nonna’s favourite made healthier with the addition of zucchini – and it’s gluten-free to boot!

CHOCOLATE ORANGE mousse cake

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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.

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Dark and dreamy chocolate cake

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.

Flourless chocolate cake

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Gluten-free New York cheesecake

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, blueberry and polenta cake

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Ricotta, polenta & blueberry cake

Ricotta, polenta & blueberry cake

A gorgeous golden cake made with polenta, ricotta and dark blueberries running though it.

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Three bean chocolate cake

This gluten-free three bean chocolate cake is made with coffee, vanilla and cocoa beans to provide a rich and decadent flavour combination.

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Chocolate cake with sour cherry ganache

Chocolate cake with sour cherry ganache

Dense and rich chocolate cake with a gorgeously contrasting sour cherry glaze.

Gluten free Persian love cake

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Persian love cake

Persian love cake

This simple Persian cake is made with almond meal so it’s both flourless and gluten free. Topped with Greek yoghurt, pistachios and pomegranate.

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Flourless orange & white chocolate cake

Flourless orange & white chocolate cake

Moist, dense and sweet – what more could you want in a cake?

Photographer: Teny Aghamalian Stylist: Louise Bickle

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Moist flourless choc-nut cake

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.

Gluten free rosewater chocolate cake recipe

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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.

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Polenta and ricotta cake with rosemary lemon syrup

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 Hazelnut Chocolate Cake

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Flourless hazelnut chocolate cake

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.

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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!

FLOURLESSCHOCOLATE, PRUNE & HAZELNUTCAKE

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Flourless chocolate, prune & hazelnut cake

Flourless chocolate, prune & hazelnut cake

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE

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Flourless almond cake with strawberry coulis

Flourless almond cake with strawberry coulis

flourless fig, pecan and maple cake

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Flourless fig, pecan and maple cake

Flourless fig, pecan and maple cake

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE beetroot cake

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Flourless chocolate beetroot cake

Flourless chocolate beetroot cake

Flourless chocolate hazelnut cake

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Flourless chocolate hazelnut cake

Flourless chocolate hazelnut cake

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Flourless chocolate buttermilk cake

Flourless chocolate buttermilk cake

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Flourless chocolate cakes with avocado icing

Flourless chocolate cakes with avocado icing

chocolate roulade

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Flourless chocolate roulade

Flourless chocolate roulade

Flourless almond, peach and orange blossom loaves

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Flourless almond loaves

Flourless almond loaves

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