Chocolate Financiers

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    50mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    12
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    258
based on 9 ratings

So-called due to their traditionally rectangular shape, like gold bars, these soft cakes are now commonly made in muffin pans. (Gluten-Free)

recipe updated 14 Oct. 2020

Ingredients

  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    140 g
  • Ground almonds icon
    Ground almonds
    120 g
  • Gluten-free flour icon
    Gluten-free flour
    30 g
  • Cocoa powder icon
    Cocoa powder
    25 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Powdered sugar icon
    Powdered sugar
    150 g
  • Egg white icon
    Egg white
    3
  • Dark chocolate icon
    Dark chocolate
    100 g
  • Cacao nibs icon
    Cacao nibs
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Stand mixer
  • kCook icon Spatula
  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Whisk
  • kCook icon Microwave
  • kCook icon Cooling rack
  • kCook icon Small glass bowl
  • kCook icon Small glass bowl
  • kCook icon Muffin pan - 12-hole
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 180°C
  2. Add unsalted butter to a clean small glass bowl
  3. Melt and set aside - low heat
  4. Add ground almonds, gluten-free flour, cocoa powder, salt and powdered sugar to a clean medium bowl
  5. Whisk together until blended
  6. Add egg white to a clean large mixing bowl
  7. Whisk until stiff peaks form
  8. Transfer dry ingredients to batter
  9. Fold together until combined
  10. Transfer content of small glass bowl to batter
  11. Mix gently until just combined
  12. Spoon batter into muffin pan
  13. Bake until springy to touch - 15 min, 180°C
  14. Let cool - 5 min
  15. Transfer onto cooling rack
  16. Add dark chocolate to a clean small glass bowl
  17. Melt
  18. Drizzle muffins with chocolate mixture
  19. Sprinkle with cacao nibs
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