Torta Caprese
Capri's flourless chocolate and almond cake — dense and moist inside under a thin, crackled crust. Ground almonds and whisked eggs take the place of flour, so it is naturally gluten-free.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 200 g dark chocolate (70%), chopped
- 200 g butter, cubed
- 5 eggs, separated
- 180 g caster sugar
- 200 g ground almonds
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tbsp icing sugar, for dusting
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 4826 kcal · P 86.1g · C 364g · F 351.5g
Estimated from 7 of 7 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Heat the oven to 170°C (150°C fan) and line a 23 cm springform tin with baking paper.
- 2Melt the chocolate and butter together in a bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, stir until smooth and leave to cool slightly.
- 3Whisk the yolks with half the sugar for 4–5 minutes, until pale and thick, then stir in the chocolate mixture and the ground almonds.
- 4In a clean bowl, whisk the whites with the salt to soft peaks, then add the remaining sugar and whisk to firm, glossy peaks.
- 5Stir a spoonful of the whites into the chocolate mixture to loosen it, then fold in the rest gently in two additions.
- 6Pour into the tin and bake for 40–45 minutes, until the top is crackled and a skewer in the centre comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- 7Cool completely in the tin; it sinks a little. Dust with icing sugar before serving.
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Questions and answers
How long does Torta Caprese take to make?
About 70 minutes: 25 min prep and 45 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Torta Caprese?
7 ingredients: dark chocolate, butter, eggs, caster sugar, ground almonds, salt, icing sugar.
How many servings does this Torta Caprese recipe make?
10 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Torta Caprese?
About 483 kcal, with 8.6 g protein, 36.4 g carbohydrate and 35.2 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Torta Caprese recipe suit?
It is vegetarian and gluten-free.
What cuisine is Torta Caprese?
Torta Caprese comes from Italian cuisine.
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