My experience with gluten free or flourless chocolate cakes is that they either require almond flour, which can be expensive, hard to find, and complicates this dish for someone who has a nut allergy, or they are intense and dense and one or two bites is all you want before it feels too heavy. This cake is neither. No almond flour and it is surprisingly light. With just the right orange flavor and the bright raspberry sauce it is decadent and refreshing.

Thanksgiving is usually a family affair. Growing up we used to have a huge meal always hosted at my grandparents house. Your typical Thanksgiving spread; with so much love baked, stirred, and sprinkled in. Grandma would lead the charge and both her stuffing and pies were amazing. Grandma hardly ever cooked from a recipe and I like to think that I inherited her "cooking gene". I only wish that I had been old enough to help her out with those Thanksgiving dinners; most of my memories I'm still seated at the kiddie table!