Torta Caprese

Hi Everyone,

As a recap from my last post my family and I visited the homeland (Italy) this past July. While there we saw beautiful art and landscape, ate delicious food, drank amazing wine and of course indulged ourselves in the many different sweet treats that Italy's cities have to offer.

(Gelato from Milano)

(Pastries at a bakery in Fossacesia)

Today's recipe is another one courtesy of my cousin and Nonnina's niece Ida. She made us this amazing chocolate brownie like cake the very first day that we got to her house in Imola. (Side note: my Nonno's family moved to Imola, Bologna when his sister got married).  As we sat on the patio outside in the middle of the farm land, we indulged in this deliciously moist chocolate cake; here's the kicker though, this recipe too was GLUTEN FREE.

Nonnina and I encourage you to try this cake for yourself as proof that gluten free doesn't have to taste like paper! Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 300g of almond flour
• 250g of butter at room temperature
• 250g of dark chocolate
• 200g of sugar
• 5 large eggs

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 
2. Finely chop up the dark chocolate.
3. Place chocolate in a bowl on top of a pot and double boil it on the stove top to melt it. Once melted set aside until needed.
   
   
   
4. Cream together the butter and half of the sugar in a mixer on medium speed. Saving the other half for later.
   
   
   
   
   
5. Add the yolk of ONE egg, saving the white of the egg for later. Continue to cream the mixture.
   
   
   
   
   
6. Add the warm chocolate and mix until combined. *do not add the chocolate if it's too hot.
   
   
   
   
   
7. In a separate bowl combine the almond flour with the remaining eggs, egg whites and sugar and mix well.
   
   
   
   
   
8. Grease the pan you are going to use.
   
   
   
   Nonnina's Tip* I like to use parchment paper, this makes taking out the cake after a lot easier and there is less chance of it sticking to the bottom
9. Combine the flour mix with the chocolate mix.
   
   
   
   
   
10. Pour the cake mix into the pan and bake in the oven for approximately 45 minutes.
    
    
    
    
    
    Another special thank-you to Ida for this delicious treat!
    
    
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    Buon Apetito!
    
    
    With Love From, Nonnina!