Torta Caprese - Flourless Chocolate Almond Cake
Torta Caprese is a traditional cake of the beautiful island of Capri from Italy. It is a dense, moist flourless chocolate cake enriched with ground almonds that bring a great flavor and texture. Also as no flour is used makes this dessert a perfect choice for those in search of gluten-free dessers.
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Ingredients
Makes about 8 servings
7 oz (200g) peeled almonds
7 oz (200g) semisweet chocolate
2/3 cup (150g) butter
3/4 cup (150g) sugar, divided
4 eggs
1/4 tsp (1g) salt
1. Grease and line with parchment paper a 8 or 9 inch (20-23 cm) springform pan (with a removable base). Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
2. Place the peeled almonds into a food processor and process until finely ground but with still some remaining chunky pieces for a crunch texture
3. Melt chocolate and butter over a bain-marie until smooth. Let it cool slightly.
4. Meanwhile separate egg yolks from whites.
5. Mix yolks with ½ cup (100g) sugar and salt until thick and pale yellow colored.
6. Mix in cooled chocolate and add ground almonds.
7. Whip egg whites until foamy using a mixer. Gradually add ¼ cup (50g) sugar and whip until stiff peaks form. Gently fold the whipped whites into chocolate mixture.
8. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 30-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with few crumbs attached
9. Let it cool completely in the pan over a cooling rack.
10. When cooled invert onto a serving platter and dust with powdered sugar.
11. Serve if desired with whipped cream and fresh berries.
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ALMOND CREAM CHOCOLATE PIE!!
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I am a huge fan of almonds. I love, love almonds. In fact, the only other thing I might love more than almonds has to be chocolate. Put those two together and you'll make me VERY happy! I tried looking for Chocolate Almond Pie recipe before but I was disappointed in the lack of any good ones. And then, I did what I do best, I tried to make my own recipe and create the ultimate Almond Chocolate Pie. After a few disasters, this delicious and exquisite pie
was born! Let me tell you, this is a keeper!! It has been a family favorite ever since I first made it a few months back.
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Chocolate Almond Torte Recipe Demonstration - Joyofbaking.com
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Stephanie Jaworski of Joyofbaking.com demonstrates how to make a Chocolate Almond Torte. I find myself making this Chocolate Almond Torte when I crave chocolate. I love this chocolate cake's moist texture and its rich chocolate flavor. What you may find unique is that ground almonds are used instead of flour in this cake. The ground almonds add a subtle almond flavor as well as a pleasant coarseness to the torte's texture.
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Almond Pie Recipe ???????????????????? Unique Thanksgiving Dessert ???????? ???? Like Pecan Pie ????
My almond pie recipe is easy and delicious! If you like pecan pie but want to try something different, this recipe shows you how to swap out the pecans for another type of nuts: almonds! A teaspoon of almond extract brings out the flavor even more, but the thing that really made this pie good was the combination of brown sugar and cinnamon. Although I think that crushed almonds would be better than sliced in this pie, this culinary experiment was still a great success. If you want to learn how to make almond pie, check out this video, the second in my 2022 Thanksgiving pie series.
Overall, I really liked this almond pie. It tasted exactly how I expected: a pecan pie with almonds. I always use brown sugar in my nut pies, and I think it worked well in this one, too. However, this was my first time using almond extract in a pie. I felt like it just made sense to use it, and I'm glad I did because I think it helped to bring out the flavor.
Another first for me in this recipe was adding cinnamon to a nut pie. When doing research for this pie, I saw a lot of recipes for roasted almonds with brown sugar and cinnamon. Since that flavor combination came up more than once, I decided to give it a try in this pie, and I'm glad I did because it was fantastic. Now I will have to try adding cinnamon to my next pecan pie.
One thing that I would change is that next time I would use crushed almonds instead of sliced. As I said in the video, I think slivered almonds might burn in the oven, so sliced would be the next best thing. However, thinking back to the texture of the pecan and almond pies I made, I think that crushed almonds would be the best option. I've never seen them sold crushed, so you'd have to do that on your own. Yes, it's an extra step, but I think it'd be worth it.
In short, this almond pie recipe was very easy and delicious. If you like almonds and pecan pie, and you want to make something that's a bit different, give this recipe a try. It would be perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any day!???????????????????????????? ????
Almond Pie Ingredients
1 1/2 cups sliced almonds (180g)*
1 stick unsalted butter (113g)
1 cup light brown sugar (240g)
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 large eggs
1 Tablespoon evaporated milk
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 9-inch pie crust
*I used sliced, not slivered or whole almonds. However, l think that crushed almonds would be best for this recipe. I will have to try that in the future.
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