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Fallen Chocolate Soufflé Cupcakes

This gooey cupcake oozes chocolate goodness. These are not your regular cupcakes—they will look like a little chocolate bowl with a crater in the middle—perfect for rich fillings! Serve warm, filled with a big dollop of Whipped Cream Frosting (page 93), and eat them with a spoon.

Cooks' Note

Sweetness: High

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 12

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups blanched almond flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 large eggs
1 cup agave nectar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup dark chocolate chips (73% cacao)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.

    Step 2

    In a large bowl, combine the almond flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda. In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, agave nectar, and vanilla extract. Blend the wet ingredients into the almond flour mixture with a handheld mixer until thoroughly combined, then stir in the chocolate chips.

    Step 3

    Scoop 1/4 cup of batter into each prepared muffin cup.

    Step 4

    Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, until the center of each cupcake is puffy and the edges are drier and darker than the center. The cupcakes will fall when removed from the oven and the centers will be gooey, even when fully baked.

    Step 5

    Let the cupcakes cool in the pan for 10 minutes. The tops of the cupcakes may have overflowed while baking; if this happens, loosen the edges of the tops with a butter knife, and use the butter knife to gently lever the cupcakes out of the pan. Serve warm.

Reprinted with permission from Gluten-Free Cupcakes: 50 Irresistible Recipes Made with Almond and Coconut Flour. Copyright © 2011 by Elana Amsterdam, Celestial Arts, an imprint of Ten Speed Press, a division of the Crown Publishing Group, Berkeley, CA. Photo Credit: Annabelle Breakey. ELANA AMSTERDAM is the popular food blogger of Elana's Pantry, where she has written about gluten-free cooking since 2006, and is also the author of The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook. When she and her son were both diagnosed with celiac disease, she was inspired to develop gluten-free recipes that everyone can enjoy. Her writing has appeared in publications including the Denver Post, Shape Magazine, the Boulder Daily Camera, Delicious Living, Delight Magazine, and Elephant. Elana lives with her family in Boulder, Colorado, and is available for interviews. Visit www.elanaspantry.com.
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