Flourless chocolate espresso cake with berries

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   recipe. you can't have it.

   >> i don't even want it anymore. i don't even care.

   >> not one bite.

   >>> we're back with today's holiday kitchen and a simple dessert for hoda at christmastime.

   >> the best part is you can prepare it the day before. executive chef jim nutzi is sharing his recipe for a flourless chocolate expresso cake.

   >> this is the perfect recipe for a holiday party. you can make it ahead of time.

   >> can't you make any cake ahead of time?

   >> this is set to be made ahead time. you have to make it a day ahead of time.

   >> then let's say that.

   >> jim , the other thing is there's no flour in this cake. how is that possible?

   >> the gluten intolerance , this is a great chocolate dessert .

   >> here we have butter, sugar, and espresso that we melted. here we're using bittersweet chocolate we chopped up. it's already melting right in. now while that finishes up, we give a he good stir to our eggs here.

   >> can i help you?

   >> yeah. thank you.

   >> eight eggs and one pound of chocolate and one pound of brown sugar , one cup of espresso. very even and easy to remember. 1, 1, 1.

   >> even steven. we like it.

   >> once the eggs are well combined like that. i take the chocolate mixture and add it right into the eggs.

   >> you do it. it's all ready for you, baby.

   >> here we go.

   >> that's a beautiful restaurant.

   >> yeah, it is.

   >> capital grill.

   >> we really enjoy heed it. can't afford to go back. it really was delicious.

   >> this is one of our most popular desserts particularly this time of year. everybody loves chocolate, raspberries.

   >> it seems simple and basic, right?

   >> very easy to make. that's it. that's all my ingredients. now i have to cook it.

   >> i can't believe you can cook it without flour. it seems weird.

   >> it won't rise the same way, right?

   >> it's much different. it's really rich and velvety. it's not reminiscent of your traditional cake. here we take our chocolate mixture.

   >> you say for people who have a gluten problem, this is if?

   >> it's a great recipe for them.

   >> more people cannot tolerate any kind of gluten.

   >> we get those requests frequently at the restaurant.

   >> why do you put that baking dish in a pan?

   >> we bake it in a water bath . it cocks a little more gently, so we have warm water here. it's important to use warm water because it's going to begin the cooking process before it goes in the oven.

   >> right, right.

   >> do you go all the way up to the edge of pan?

   >> halfway up. halfway up. then we bake this for 45 minutes at 350 degrees. we're going to cool it overnight, and then you take --

   >> that's why you need it the day before, because you cool it?

   >> that's why. you can turn it out. this is your finished cake fully decorated.

   >> i see butter and i see --

   >> that was already in it.

   >> it was the butter, brown sugar and espresso and chocolate we melted.

   >> i can't have it. my son has a gluten thing. he doesn't like the gluten.

   >> i'm going to garnish the top. this is cocoa powder . adds a little richness to the cake, and it makes it look nice.

   >> okay.

   >> all righty.

   >> that is beautiful. you garnish it with pretty stuff.

   >> raspberries and a little bit of mint. i like how they make the plate so pretty.

   >> this is raspberry hes with sugar.

   >> presentation is the whole thing.

   >> it's everything. come on.

   >> there you go.

   >> i caught the tail end of that movie "julie and julia." it was so good. watching this makes me want to learn to bake.

   >> to finish it off, i'm going to garnish with raspberries, and you can put them on any way you like. this is unsweetened cream. i use unsweetened just because i think there's enough sweetness in the cake.

   >> i like it when you put raspberry on it. you can feel like you're having dessert.

   >> i can have a dessert.

   >> it makes me happy for you, hoda?

   >> uh-huh.

   >> i hope you liked it as much as i did. that is delicious.

   >> cody's going to love it.

   >> it's delicious, jim .

   >> say hi to everybody at capital grill. we'll be back with more of "today" on

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