Dolce di Capelli d’Angelo al Cioccolato

Name: Dolce di Capelli d’Angelo al Cioccolato (Capellini and Chocolate Cake)
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 100 g (3½ oz) good-quality dark chocolate, e.g. de Luxe dark chocolate; 100 g (3½ oz) good-quality dark chocolate, e.g. de Luxe dark chocolate; 200 g (7 oz) capellini; 2 tablespoons caster sugar; 142 ml (5 fl oz) carton of single cream; 142 ml (5 fl oz) carton of single cream; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2½ tablespoons clear honey; 50 g (2 oz) walnut kernels, chopped; 100 g (3½ oz) almonds, blanched, skinned and chopped; salt; grated zest of ½ an unwaxed lemon

Capellini and Chocolate Cake

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Pasta-lover's Cookbook

By Anna Del Conte

Published 1994

About

Because pasta is usually associated with savoury flavours, you might be surprised at the idea of a pasta pudding. But this is a good, authentic Italian dish that has been made in Umbria for hundreds of years. The pasta used is capelli d’angelo or ‘angel’s hair pasta, usually known as capellini.

Ingredients

100 g (3½ oz) good-quality dark chocolate, e.g. de Luxe dark chocolate
142 ml (

Europe
Italy
Mediterranean
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie or a heatproof bowl placed over a pan of very gently simmering water. Mix in the cream and sugar.
Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling water to which only 1 teaspoon of salt has been added, until al dente. Drain the pasta, reserving a c