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Torta Caprese Recipe (Chocolate Almond Flourless Cake)
This Italian flourless chocolate cake is an absolute winner because it is easy to make, has no flour and is moist and delicious! Below is our quick recipe for this delicious cake with Italian chocolate, ground almonds and absolutely no wheat flour, so naturally gluten free.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 40 mins
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 426 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 185 185 g blanched almonds crushed, or almond flour/meal
- 125 125 g dark chocolate roughly chopped
- 125 125 g unsalted butter
- 3 3 eggs
- 125 125 g white sugar
- 1 1 organic orange rind zested
- 1 1 spoonful of Limoncello Gran Manier or Rum
- powdered sugar for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F / 180°C.
- Melt the butter and the chocolate together in an bain-marie or in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir until smooth and without any chunks of chocolate and set aside to cool.
- Separate the yolks from the whites. Beat the egg yolks with 0.4 cup / 80 grams of sugar and the zest of one orange peel until light and smooth. Add the liquor of your choice.
- Add the egg yolk mixture to the melted chocolate. Mix with an electric hand mixer until smooth and velvety.
- Now add the crushed almonds or almond flour and stir with a spatula, the mixture should be dense and compact.
- In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites with the remaining sugar until stiff peaks form, you can use an electric mixer.
- Fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture carefully, being sure not to deflate it. The mixture should be smooth and puffy.
- Cover your 7 in / 18 cm round springform pan (or cake tin) with butter and a dusting of flour so the cake doesn't stick to the sides.
- Pour the wet batter into the cake mold and smooth gently until level.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
- Allow to cool completely and then dust with powdered sugar before serving.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
100g
Calories
426kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
33g
(51%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
14g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
95mg
(32%)
Sodium
33mg
(1%)
Potassium
291mg
(8%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
20g
(40%)
Vitamin A
487IU
(10%)
Calcium
79mg
(8%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 426
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 100g | |
| Calories | 426kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 33g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 95mg | 32% |
| Sodium | 33mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 291mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 487IU | 10% |
| Calcium | 79mg | 8% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.