Trader Joe’s Flourless Chocolate Cake
Trader Joe's Flourless Chocolate Cake
With a drizzle of chocolate syrup, this Trader Joe’s Flourless Chocolate Cake is incredibly photogenic, but is it as scrumptious as it appears? Is it the mouthwatering, “Get in my belly!” treat it so convincingly portrays? Hmmm…it’s definitely good. I’m just not sure it’s that good.
I think I’m waffling because flourless chocolate cake is not really cake, as it lacks, um…flour. So, the “cake” really tastes more like fudge. But, because it has eggs, it’s not really fudge either. It’s not soft and moist as you would expect good cake to be or smooth and creamy as you would expect good fudge to be. The texture and consistency fall somewhere in between. My taste buds are confused.
Okay, enough semantics. Trader Joe’s Flourless Chocolate cake is a dense, fudge-like cake topped with rich, dark, creamy icing. The icing is delicious, but the cake is a bit thick and dry. A cold slice straight out of the fridge is a bit difficult to get down, but it moistens up nicely with a quick stint in the microwave, and it is a sweet companion to a cold glass of milk or a scoop of mint chocolate chip ice cream.
Yes, I suppose this is a pretty tasty gluten-free dessert. I’ve eaten almost a quarter of the cake trying to decide how I feel about it; it must be good. I think I’ll have another small piece…just to be sure.
NOTE: This cake is listed in Trader Joe’s “No Gluten Ingredients” packet. It is, however, made on equipment shared with wheat. The packet states, “Our suppliers follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) to segregate ingredients on shared euipment and/or in the facility.”
Have you had PF Chang’s, Outback’s or Bonefish’s flourless chocolate cakes? Is it similar? I have seen this so many times at TJ’s, but have been afraid of how it would be.
I believe Trader Joe’s is the first flourless chocolate cake I’ve had. I need to try others so I have something to compare this one to. Is there one in particular that you like?
this cake looks so good!I hope to try more gluten free recipes
It is pretty good, especially for a store-bought cake! I prefer a moist cake made from Pamela’s Luscious Chocolate Cake Mix, though.
I have had Trader Joes flourless chocolate cake, and I thought it was fantastic. I was just recently diagnosed with a gluten intolerance and chocolate cake was one of my favorite desserts. This was the closest I have found to actual chocolate cake. I added bananas instead of eggs because I am allergic to eggs as well and I felt that it made the cake very moist.
Terra, are you speaking of a chocolate cake mix? If so, I haven’t tried it, at least not yet! This review is of the pre-made flourless chocolate cake. I found it with the other baked goods at Trader Joe’s (cookies and the like). Glad to hear the cake mix is good…we’ll have to try it!
I pick up the TJ’s Flourless Chocolate cake all the time because it is SOOOO GOOD! I find that it is cake-like but more compact and I haven’t had any reactions so I would have to say that their GMPs are pretty darn good. I’ve had my co-workers try the cake and they also agree . . . it is HEAVEN!!!
The cake is pre-made and I would suggest you get it a few days before the exp date (sell by date) for it to remain scrumptious – granted it rarely lasts long enough.
I now have the opportunity to shop at TJ’s and there are some really good pre-made dinners, etc. there that are wheat/gluten free; you just have to read the labels on a lot of them. But for the prices, they are better then at a regular store.