Torta caprese
Torta caprese, from above
Non vegEggCampania

Torta caprese

Chocolate and almond cake with no flour. Crackly top, fudgy middle, born on Capri.

60 minTime
8 gProtein each
mildSpice
Capri's chocolate cake1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayChocolate, almonds, butter, eggs.
The original
420kcalsame
8 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
60minutessame

Torta caprese.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

10 servings
Dark chocolate (bittersweet chocolate)200 g, chopped
Butter⅔ cup
Sugar¾ cup
Egg4, separated
Almonds2 cups, finely ground
Salta pinch
Cocoa powder (unsweetened cocoa powder)for dusting

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Melt chocolate and butter together gently. Cool slightly.
  2. 2Beat yolks with sugar until pale; stir in chocolate and ground almonds.
  3. 3Whip whites with salt to soft peaks and fold in gently.
  4. 4Bake in a lined 22 cm tin at 170C for 40 minutes. Cool in the tin.
Serve it like this

Dust with icing sugar or cocoa, cut thin wedges and serve with whipped cream or a scoop of gelato.

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A little snack Caprese skewers15 min
A little snack Sfincione60 min
To drink Espresso martini6 min
To drink Caffè latte5 min
Something sweet Gelato alla crema40 min
Something sweet Affogato al caffè5 min
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