Recipe courtesy of David Rosengarten
Recipe courtesy of David Rosengarten
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Torta Caprese (Chocolate Almond Cake)
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- Total: 1 hr
- Prep: 20 min
- Cook: 40 min
- Total: 1 hr
- Prep: 20 min
- Cook: 40 min
Ingredients
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-inch springform cake pan with foil.
- In a bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter with all but 1/4 cup of the sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, and beat the mixture until combined well. Stir in the chocolate, almonds, cognac, potato starch, cinnamon and salt.
- In a bowl with an electric mixer beat the egg whites until they are foamy. Add the remaining sugar, a little at a time, and beat the whites until they form soft peaks. Stir 1/4 of the whites into the batter and fold in the remaining whites gently but thoroughly.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 40 minutes, or until puffed and still slightly loose in the center Transfer to a rack to cool completely.
- To unmold: release the sides from the pan and peel back foil. Invert cake onto a plate and carefully peel off foil from bottom of cake. Invert cake onto a serving plate and dust top with confectioner's sugar.
- Suggested Wine: Limoncello
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