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Torta caprese (chocolate almond cake)

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Torta caprese

A dense, fudgy flourless cake from Capri made with dark chocolate, ground almonds, butter and eggs, with a thin crackly crust.

Torta caprese (chocolate almond cake) is an Italian cake from Italy, ready in about 2 hours 5 minutes and made with dark chocolate (70–85%), unsalted butter and egg. It serves 10 and is rated easy to cook.

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Prep
20 min
Cook
45 min
Rest
1 h
Total
2 h 5 min
Serves
10
Level
Easy
Calories
489

Ingredients

10 servings

Equipment

Method

  1. Step 1

    Heat the oven (opens in a new tab) to 170 °C (fan 150 °C) and line a 24 cm springform tin. Melt the chocolate (opens in a new tab) and butter together over barely simmering water and cool slightly.

    Chocolate melting in a bowl
    How it looks · Photo: Anna Tarazevich on Pexels

  2. Step 2

    Separate the eggs (opens in a new tab), dropping the whites into a spotlessly clean, grease-free bowl and the yolks into another; even a trace of yolk in the whites stops them whipping, and they are the cake's only lift. Whisk the yolks with 130 g of the sugar (opens in a new tab) until pale and thick. Stir in the chocolate (opens in a new tab) mixture, then the almond flour (opens in a new tab).

    Eggs being whisked in a bowl
    How it looks · Photo: Kampus Production on Pexels

  3. Step 3

    Whisk the whites with the salt to soft peaks, add the remaining sugar (opens in a new tab) and whisk to glossy, firm peaks. Fold into the chocolate (opens in a new tab) in three additions, gently, until no streaks remain.

  4. Step 4

    Pour into the tin and bake 40–45 minutes until the top is crusty and a skewer comes out with moist crumbs. Cool completely in the tin — it sinks a little — then dust with icing sugar (opens in a new tab).

About this dish

Origin
Capri, Campania, Italy · Commonly attributedA popular local story says it was created by mistake when a baker forgot the flour in the 1920s.More food from Italy
Dish
Dessert · Cakes · Desserts
Cooking method
Oven-baked
Taste
rich, nutty, sweet
Diet
Vegetarian (lacto-ovo) · No gluten ingredients
All labelsVegetarian (lacto-ovo) · Eggetarian · Pescatarian · Flexitarian-friendly · No gluten ingredients · Alcohol-free · Pork-free · Beef-free · Low-sodium
Worked out from the ingredients. How labels work
Good for
Make-ahead
Cook more with
Dark chocolate (70–85%) · Unsalted butter · Egg · Almond flour · Sugar · Icing sugar
Techniques
Baking · Simmering

Allergens

  • Contains: Milkfrom dark chocolate (70–85%), unsalted butter
  • Contains: Eggsfrom egg
  • May contain: Peanutsfrom dark chocolate (70–85%)
  • Contains: Tree nutsfrom dark chocolate (70–85%), almond flour
  • May contain: Soyfrom dark chocolate (70–85%)

Based on typical versions of these ingredients and not verified allergen-free. Brands differ and cross-contact happens, so always check labels. For severe allergies, follow your clinician’s advice.

Nutrition

489 kcal per serving

Estimated

1 serving ≈ 104 g · recipe makes 10

Where the energy comes from

  • Protein 7%
  • Carbohydrate 25%
  • Fat 67%
Nutrition per serving and per 100 g
NutrientPer servingPer 100 g*
Energy489 kcal471 kcal
Protein9.1 g8.8 g
Carbohydrate31.8 g30.7 g
Net carbohydrate27.7 g26.7 g
Sugars24.5 g23.6 g
Added sugars——
Fibre4.2 g4 g
Fat37.6 g36.3 g
Saturated fat16.6 g16 g
Trans fat——
Cholesterol137 mg132 mg
Sodium61 mg59 mg
Salt equivalent0.2 g0.1 g
Vitamins & minerals per serving
Potassium
314 mg
Calcium
81 mg
Iron
3.5 mg
Magnesium
103 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)
177 µg
Vitamin C
—
Vitamin D
—
Vitamin B12
0.3 µg
Folate (DFE)
—

How these numbers were made

  • Calculated from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) per-100 g values and the listed quantities.
  • *Per 100 g of combined raw ingredients; the cooked dish may weigh more or less.
  • Almond flour: Blanched almonds; finely ground almond flour has the same composition.
  • “—” means the value isn’t known for enough of the ingredients; it is never zero by default.
  • Values are estimates for guidance, not for medical dosing. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. fdc.nal.usda.gov.

Good to know

Storage

  • Keeps 4 days covered at room temperature; it gets fudgier.
Is it gluten-free?

There is no flour in it, but check that your chocolate, almond flour and baking ingredients are labelled gluten-free if you need it to be.

Original editorial recipe · FriendsPantry editorial · Not yet independently reviewed · Added · Updated

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Used in steps 1, 2

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