Now is the moment where we ask ourselves if we really needed another chocolate cake recipe. The answer (much like chocolate chip cookies) is always yes. Specifically, we can put this one in the category of #minimalistbaking and #frenchsimplicity right up there with the French ‘Chocolat’ Cake and the Little Lemon Cake. I’ll say this: there is a reason French cooking is king in the world of the culinary, and it has absolutely nothing to do with the decadence of the pastries or the massive amounts of butter, and everything to do with its simplicity. The Five Mother Sauces, the peasant food-turned-elegant. Anyway, this cake is slightly denser than the French ‘Chocolat’ Cake as it is truly flourless. My neighbor and I are in a debate over which one is better. Soon we will settle that debate by making a third (creating a tie breaker, am I right?). All to say that, yes, there will be yet another chocolate cake recipe coming. Stay tuned and, in the interim, throw on Chocolat and whip this one up for the ‘Would you like some chocolate cake?’ scene!