Flourless chocolate cakes are rich, fudgy, and intensely chocolaty. Instead of using flour or leaveners for structure, like most other cakes do, these special cakes rely on a combination of eggs and cornstarch. As the cakes bake, the eggs puff up in the oven, giving them lift. The cornstarch creates a kind of glue to keep the texture smooth. Bonus: These cakes are naturally gluten-free. Happy New Year, indeed. Individual Flourless Chocolate Cakes Makes 6 individual cakes Vegetable oil spray 1 cup (6 ounces) chocolate chips 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces) sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch 3 large eggs 1/4 cup (2 ounces) water 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt Adjust oven rack to the middle position and heat oven to 275 degrees F. Spray the inside bottoms and sides of six 4-ounce ramekins with vegetable oil spray. Place ramekins …