Flourless Dark Chocolate Cake

• 2.5 cups Hazelnut Meal/Flour
• 2 cups fresh soft medjool-like dates, pitted and rough chopped
• 5 eggs
• 1 heavy pinch fine-grain sea salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla paste (or vanilla extract)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup butter, at room temp
• 8 ounces dark chocolate (70% minimum), rough cut
• OPTIONAL ADD-INS
• finely grated zest and juice from 1 orange
• TOPPINGS
• organic powdered sugar
• fresh berries

1. Preheat the oven to 350
2. If using hazelnuts instead of hazelnut meal/flour .. Place nuts in a food processor and pulse until they've become a fine textured flour. Transfer the flour to the bowl of your stand mixer (If using hazelnut flour .. simply add to the bowl of the stand mixer)
3. To the bowl of the food processor, add the dates, eggs, sea salt, unsweetened cocoa powder, and baking soda. Process until well combinedrnTransfer the mix to the bowl of your stand mixer.
4. In a small saucepan over low heat, add the butter and dark chocolate, stirring frequently until melted.rnTransfer the chocolate sauce to the bowl of your stand mixer.
5. In the mixer should now be the nut flour, date mix, and chocolate sauce. Mix on medium speed until well combined (~ 1-2 minutes)
6. Pour the batter to a greased 8-inch baking vessel and bake for 35-40minutes. Let the cake cool slightly before removing from the pan.
7. Serve with berries, greek yogurt, or whipped coconut cream

hazelnut meal, fresh soft medjool, eggs, salt, vanilla paste, baking soda, cocoa, butter, chocolate, orange, toppings, powdered sugar, fresh berries

Taken from food52.com/recipes/33735-flourless-dark-chocolate-cake (may not work)