Capri Almond and Chocolate Cake

Name: Capri Almond and Chocolate Cake (Torta Caprese di Mandorle)
Yield: Makes a 25 cm (10 in) Cake
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 200 g (7 oz) caster sugar; 6 eggs, separated; ½ teaspoon baking powder; 50 g (2 oz) doppio zero (00) flour; 200 g (7 oz) butter, softened; 200 g (7 oz) bitter chocolate; Icing sugar for dusting; 300 g (11 oz) blanched almonds, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons Strega liqueur

Torta Caprese di Mandorle

Preparation info

Makes a
25 cm
Cake

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Antonio Carluccio's Southern Italian Feast

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 1998

About

Amongst all the magnificent Southern cakes and tarts, the torta Caprese is notable for the splendid result that is obtained with relatively little effort. A piece of cake,’ you might say.

Ingredients

200 g (7 oz) bitter chocolate
200 g (7

Europe
Italy
Dessert
Vegetarian
Cake
Mediterranean

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C, 350°F, Gas Mark 4.

Break up the chocolate, put it in a pan with the butter and melt over a low heat. Leave to cool.

Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until thick and pale, then fold in the flour and baking powder. Carefully fo