Torta Caprese Recipe – Delicious Italian Chocolate Cake

Torta Caprese recipe is originated in the Island of Capri in Italy. It is the first gluten-free cakes ever made which widely known and is popular especially near by Naples in Italy.

This traditional cake is made up of dark melted chocolate and either almonds or hazelnuts. It is a flourless cake and the texture of the cake is very soft and moist in the center with the shell comprise thin crispy crust which makes it scrumptious.

History of Torta Caprese Recipe

There are many background stories associated with Torte Caprese. One among them suggests Caprese cake was made as per the request of King of Naples’ Austrian wife. She asked for an Austrian chocolate cake which is also termed to as sacher cake.
The Neapolitan chefs improvised the cake using almond, which is a typical Neopolitan ingredient. Another story suggests Caprese cake was created by a Neapolitan chef to fulfill a tourist’s order for an almond cake who mistakenly forgot to add flour in the cake. The result was a soft and crunchy delicious cake. Another unauthenticated story suggests the cake was made by two Austrian women during the early 1930s.

Despite of Torte Caprese’ origins, it has been called “uno dei pasticci più fortunati della storia” which means one of the most fortunate mistakes of history.

Torta Caprese

Torta Caprese is a chocolate cake is made with almonds and dark melted chocolate. It is a flourless cake and instead of almonds , hazelnuts also can be used.

Torta Caprese traditional cake which is originated in the Island of Capri in Italy is basically a flourless cake .

Many background stories suggests Tortas Caprese recipe is said to be originated when the chef forgot to add flour. Though its a mistake, this cake is said to be one of the history's most fortunate mistakes. This delicious cake is very soft and moist in the center with thin hard shell.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 2 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine Italian

Servings 10

Calories 336 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 6 ounces dark chocolate (70% cocao), chopped
• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
• 1 cup ground almond meal almond flour
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon coffee liqueur
• ½ tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper optional
• 4 eggs at room temperature
• ¾ cup white granulated sugar

For Serving

• cocoa
• powdered sugar
• 1 cup fresh raspberries
• unsweetened whipped cream

Instructions

 

Prerequisites

• Take an 8-inch cake pan and grease it with butter. Place a round piece of parchment paper in bottom. Dust some flour on the cake pan and set aside.
• Preheat the micro wave oven to 350 degrees F.

Steps

• Fill a saucepan with 1 to 1.5 inches of water. Pour chocolate and butter in a mixing bowl and place it on the source pan. Melt the chocolate and butter on low heat.
• Once melted, remove from heat and mix in almond flour, coffee liqueur, cocoa powder, salt, and cayenne. Stir until the mixture is fully combined. Set aside the mixture.
• Take a second bowl and add eggs and sugar. Combine them either by beater or whisk by hand. Make sure to continue stirring the egg whites vigorously and steadily so that the sugar mixes in evenly.
• Combine the chocolate mixture with egg mixture. Make a clockwise stir gently with a spatula without the mixture getting bubbles.
• Pour the whole mixture in to a baking pan which has been greased with butter. Tap on the pan for settling the batter.
• Bake the cake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Set aside the baked cake for another 30 minutes for the cake to cool. Place it in fridge before serving.
• Before serving, dust some cocoa and powdered sugar and whip it with unsweetened whipped cream and raspberries.

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