Torta Caprese

Name: Torta Caprese
Ingredients: 2 cups blanched almonds (about 300 grams); 9 oz bittersweet chocolate (about 250 grams); 5 eggs; 1 cup unsalted butter (about 250 grams); 1 cup sugar (about 200 grams)

Sara Capirola @sara_ai_fornelli

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Torta Caprese

Sara Capirola @sara_ai_fornelli

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Ingredients

2 cupsblanched almonds (about 300 grams)
9 ozbittersweet chocolate (about 250 grams)
5eggs
1 cupunsalted butter (about 250 grams)
1 cupsugar (about 200 grams)

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Steps

1

Toast the almonds in the oven at 400°F (200°C) for about 20 minutes, then let them cool.
2

Break the chocolate into pieces and melt it using a double boiler.
3

Once the almonds are cool, finely chop them.
4

Separate the eggs. In a bowl, mix the egg yolks with the butter and half of the sugar.
5

Add the melted chocolate to the mixture.
6

Stir in the chopped almonds.
7

Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form, then add the remaining sugar.
8

Gently fold the egg whites into the batter, mixing from bottom to top.
9

Pour the batter into a greased and floured baking pan.
10

Bake in a preheated oven at 400°F (200°C) for about 1 hour.