my fave pesach dessert is flourless chocolate cake

so many foods during pesach seem like compromises, especially desserts, but this isn't one of them! it's decadent but not hard to make

I'm a dessert purist. I won't touch Manischewitz cake mixes or any of that trash. There's something about eating a kosher l'Pesach brownie or sponge cake that is SO NOT THE POINT of dessert OR Pesach.

I love flourless chocolate cake, but I don't know a way to make it parve. _The Jewish Holiday Cookbook_ by Gloria Kaufer Greene has a recipe for an OK chocolate torte, but her orange-date-nut torte is awesome. Last year I made two and made a layer cake with egg white frosting. (The structure of these tortes comes from egg whites and almond meal, so no philosophical objections.) There's also a great recipe for parve flan made with fruit juice instead of milk. Home-made sorbet is a showstopper. I haven't made amaretti, macaroons, or nut brittle, but I love that stuff, especially dipped in chocolate.

Your seder sounds delicious. I'm with you on including legumes.

meringues are our usual passover dessert. eg whites and sugar. My mom adds coffee and chocolate chips. you can make them, or bbuy them at a bakery or TJs

i do a chocolate 7-layer "cake" that doesn't bake (or rise). you dip the matzah in sweet wine and layer them with chocolate (parve) icing in between. the matzah gets soft...mmm. this isn't exaclty mine, but it's similar:

www.ehow.com/how_2224438...er-cake.html

i don't remember using rum or liquor- i typically mix a little instant coffee instead. it gives it a nice flavor and keeps everyone awake for the end of the seder!

i'm getting married in 6 weeks and not fussing with dessert this year (fruit and boxed chocolates for us!) so i'd be glad to know someone is enjoying this yumminess.

btw props on the legumes. i'm continually battering my fiance on this- one of these days i'll wear him down seeing as we both think it's a stupid rule ;-)