Torta caprese - gluten-free chocolate cake

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6 servings

Very Easy

40 min

579 Kcal

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Head to the island of Capri in Italy to discover this delicious Torta Caprese! A dessert with a rich chocolate flavor, easy to make for a moist and extra fudgy result. No doubt: no family member will be able to resist it! The ingredient that makes all the difference? Almond flour! Combined with eggs, it will give the cake an absolutely irresistible moist texture! Get your aprons on, and follow the step-by-step instructions to make this homemade dessert!

Ingredients

• 7 oz dark chocolate (200 gr)
• 5 oz butter (150 gr)
• 7 oz almond flour (200 gr)
• 1.5 oz icing sugar (50 gr)
• 1.5 oz sugar (40 gr)
• 5 eggs

Materials

• 24 cm round cake pan
• Stand mixer (or hand mixer)

Preparation

• Preheat your oven to 390°F (200°C). Melt the butter with the chocolate. Mix the almond flour and the icing sugar together.
• Beat the eggs with the sugar faster and faster for about 5 minutes. Gently incorporate the almond and icing sugar mixture, then the melted chocolate and butter mixture.
  
• Pour the batter into a buttered mold and bake for 5 minutes at 390°F (200°C). Then, bake for 25 minutes at 320°F (160°C) in a convection oven on a rack.
• Let it cool, unmold, and that's it! You can sprinkle your Torta Caprese with icing sugar and flaked almonds.
  

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