Flourless cakes

When there was a shortage of flour in the pandemic, we put together a collection of Delia's cake recipes that don't need any, and here they are.

The Delia Online Cookery School: Squidgy Chocolate Cake in this collection is included in our Chocolate Cakes Lesson. You can watch how to make it by clicking the image to play.

Return to the Black Forest Flourless

Though much debased by many frozen versions, the original Black Forest gateau, way back in the Sixties, was...

Though much debased by many frozen versions, the original Black Forest gateau, way back in the Sixties, was a delight: a soft, light concoction made with seriously dar...

A layered cake with icing topped with whole hazelnuts. The middle layer contains a yellow filling, possibly fruit-based, creating a contrast with the beige cake. The cake is presented on a white surface with a knife beside it.

Apricot Meringue Cake

This used to be a rather soft, rather squashy meringue, but now I like it crisper and chewier. Either wa...

This used to be a rather soft, rather squashy meringue, but now I like it crisper and chewier. Either way it’s loved by everyone. You can of course use any other fr...

Fruit and Nut Refrigerator Cake

This is obviously perfect for children to make because there’s no cooking involved. But the grown-up ver...

This is obviously perfect for children to make because there’s no cooking involved. But the grown-up version could include other combinations of fruits and nuts (pr...

Chocolate Hazelnut Meringue Roulade

When we first put this on the menu at Delia's City Brasserie at the football club, it was one of the fastes...

When we first put this on the menu at Delia's City Brasserie at the football club, it was one of the fastest-selling desserts ever. Please don't worry about rolling...

Vegetarian

a picutre of a slice of chocolate cake on a white plate

Chocolate Souffle Cake

This is quite simply my own favourite chocolate dessert of all time. It’s dark, very moist, and the prun...

This is quite simply my own favourite chocolate dessert of all time. It’s dark, very moist, and the prunes soaked in Armagnac make it a very grown-up chocolate expe...

30 minutes

a picture of a round chocolate sponge cake on a white plate with chocolate covered prunes decorating the top

Chocolate, Prune and Armagnac Cake

This is the very lightest chocolate cake of all, the reason being that no flour is used – it's simply made ...

This is the very lightest chocolate cake of all, the reason being that no flour is used – it's simply made with eggs and cocoa powder. It's very fragile, almost sou...

a picture of a chocolate cake with sknowflakes marked out with icing sugar, on a white plate

Fallen Chocolate Souffle

Yes, it's really true – this soufflé is supposed to puff like a normal one, but then it is removed from the...

Yes, it's really true – this soufflé is supposed to puff like a normal one, but then it is removed from the oven and allowed slowly to subside into a lovely, dark, squ...

Lemon Griestorte Flourless

Because there’s no flour in this it’s unimaginably light and airy, and very lemony, which makes it a very e...

Because there’s no flour in this it’s unimaginably light and airy, and very lemony, which makes it a very elegant dessert cake. The Delia Online Cookery School:&nbs...

20 minutes - 25 minutes

Refrigerator Cake

Don't forget to start the night before you want it. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to zest l...

Don't forget to start the night before you want it. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to zest lemons in our video on this page.

Vegetarian

Three chocolate-topped cake squares on a white serving spatula, each decorated with small speckled mini eggs. A bowl of additional eggs is in the foreground on a white surface.

Chocolate and Rum Squares Flourless

If there is an ultimate chocolate cake this one could be high on the list of contenders. No flour, just ...

If there is an ultimate chocolate cake this one could be high on the list of contenders. No flour, just chocolate, ground almonds and whipped egg whites which make ...

55 minutes - 1 hour

Squidgy Cake Flourless

In the late ’70s this cake went down a storm, and still people tell me they always have it on their birthda...

In the late ’70s this cake went down a storm, and still people tell me they always have it on their birthday! Because it is not made with flour it’s incredibly ligh...

20 minutes - 25 minutes

Squidgy Cakes Flourless

When I had dinner with a friend from New York recently, he asked me how the low-fat recipes were coming alo...

When I had dinner with a friend from New York recently, he asked me how the low-fat recipes were coming along and gave me a challenge: 'If you can come up with a lo...

12 minutes - 15 minutes

A chocolate torte on a white cake stand on a white napkins with red edging and a white jug with plates in the background

The Famous Truffle Torte

Yes, this is the one where the nation ran out of liquid glucose, because of (it has to be admitted) the pow...

Yes, this is the one where the nation ran out of liquid glucose, because of (it has to be admitted) the power of television. It has been much copied over the years,...