Torta Caprese , Flourless Chocolate Cake
This is a seriously rich and decadent chocolate cake and is a big favourite with many of my friends and family. It is also flourless and perfect to make if you are having guests over who are gluten intolerant.
Yields 1 Serving Servings Quarter (0.25 Servings) Half (0.5 Servings) Default (1 Serving) Double (2 Servings) Triple (3 Servings) 150 g dark chocolate
150 g butter, unsalted
4 eggs, separated
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup almond meal
⅓ cup cocoa
⅓ cup water
2 Line and grease a 20cm round cake tin
3 In a double boiler, melt the butter and chocolate then set aside to cool slightly
4 Sift the cocoa powder into a large bowl and combine with the water until smooth
5 Stir in the chocolate, butter, almond meal, sugar and egg yolks
6 Whisk the egg whites with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture in two batches
7 Spoon the mixture into the cake tin and bake for 1 hour. Allow to cool in the tin for 15 minutes before turning out
8 Serve dusted with icing sugar
Ingredients 150 g dark chocolate
150 g butter, unsalted
4 eggs, separated
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup almond meal
⅓ cup cocoa
⅓ cup water
Directions 2 Line and grease a 20cm round cake tin
3 In a double boiler, melt the butter and chocolate then set aside to cool slightly
4 Sift the cocoa powder into a large bowl and combine with the water until smooth
5 Stir in the chocolate, butter, almond meal, sugar and egg yolks
6 Whisk the egg whites with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture in two batches
7 Spoon the mixture into the cake tin and bake for 1 hour. Allow to cool in the tin for 15 minutes before turning out
8 Serve dusted with icing sugar
Torta Caprese , Flourless Chocolate Cake
