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Torta Caprese

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Torta Caprese is a beautiful chocolate, and gluten-free, cake straight from the island of Capri. Easy to make, with a fudgy and soft centre.

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Ingredients 6

6 serves
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For The Cake

125 g almond meal

125 g dark chocolate, 70%

125 g butter, unsalted, cut into very small pieces

125 g sugar

3 eggs, yolks and whites separated

To Serve

icing sugar, for decoration, optional

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Nutritionper serving
Calories516 kcal
Fat39g
Carbohydrates30g
Protein9g
Fiber5g
Nutrition information is estimated based on the ingredients in this recipe. It isn't a substitute for a professional nutritionist's advice.

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Method 9

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Step 1

Preheat the over at 160C degrees and line or grease a spring form cake tin approx. 23cm.

Step 2

Bring a small saucepan of water to the boil, place a heatproof bowl on top. Put the in and gently mix to melt.

Step 3

When melted, remove the bowl from the heat, add the and with a spatula, stir until completely melted through.

Step 4

Add the and and combine to form a uniform batter.

Step 5

Allow the batter to cool a little. Seperate the and the egg whites into two seperate bowls. Then add the 3 egg yolks to the batter and combine well. If the mixture is too hot it will scramble the yolks.

Step 6

In a separate bowl beat the , with a hand mixer, until they reach a soft peak.

Step 7

Fold the beaten into the chocolate batter a bit at the time, making sure to incorporate as much air as possible.

Step 8

Pour the batter into the cake tin and bake for 30-40 minutes or until when a skewer insert in the middle comes out clean.

Step 9

Let it cool, and then dust the top with icing sugar before serving.

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Great recipe. Exactly bc as described - fudge and delicious. I made about 1 1/3 batch as it was for 8 people rather than 6, so I used 180g of everything and 4 eggs. Worked very well. Served with double cream and homemade plum jam. Would definitely cook again.
Great recipe. Exactly bc as described - fudge and delicious. I made about 1 1/3 batch as it was for 8 people rather than 6, so I used 180g of everything and 4 eggs. Worked very well. Served with double cream and homemade plum jam. Would definitely cook again.