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Torta caprese – almond and chocolate cake
Torta caprese
Flourless almond and chocolate cake.
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Legend has it that it was born on Capri by mistake: a pastry chef forgot to add the flour, and the cake turned out better that way.
The story of Torta caprese – almond and chocolate cake
Torta caprese is a cake of ground almonds, dark chocolate, butter, eggs and sugar, with no flour and no raising agent. It stays moist inside, with a thin crust outside, and is finished with icing sugar.
Its origins are poorly documented, and everything that is told about it is legend. The most popular version says that in the 1920s a pastry cook on Capri, making an almond cake for some American gangsters linked to Al Capone, forgot the flour, out of haste or fear; the cake was a hit all the same. Other versions speak of an absent-minded cook at a guesthouse in Marina Piccola, or of a kitchen assistant who mistook cocoa for flour. Curiously, these stories are less well known on the island than elsewhere.
Why is there no flour in torta caprese?
According to tradition, by mistake: a pastry cook on Capri, in the 1920s, is said to have forgotten the flour. It is a legend with no documents behind it.
Is torta caprese gluten-free?
The traditional recipe contains no wheat flour: almonds, chocolate, butter, eggs and sugar. Anyone with coeliac disease should still ask the staff about ingredients and cross-contamination.