Torta Caprese

Name: Torta Caprese
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 200g dark chocolate; 200g butter; 200g ground almonds; 5 eggs, separated; 180g sugar; Icing sugar, to dust

Torta caprese/TOR-tah kah-PREH-zeh/

Also known as: Caprese Cake, Chocolate Almond Cake from Capri

About this dish

A rich, flourless chocolate and almond cake from Capri, crisp on top and fudgy inside.

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Ingredients

🍫200g dark chocolate

🧈200g butter

🌰200g ground almonds

🥚5 eggs, separated

🍬180g sugar

🍚Icing sugar, to dust

Method

Serves 2

Melt the chocolate and butter together and cool slightly.

Beat the yolks with the sugar until pale, then mix in the chocolate and almonds.

Whisk the whites to soft peaks and fold them in gently.

Bake in a lined tin at 170°C (340°F) for 40–45 minutes.

Cool and dust with icing sugar.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Legend says torta caprese was invented on Capri when a baker forgot to add flour; it's naturally gluten-free.

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