{"id":917,"date":"2022-06-15T13:21:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T11:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mama-travels.com\/blog\/?p=917"},"modified":"2022-06-15T13:26:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T11:26:14","slug":"caprese-cake-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mama-travels.com\/blog\/caprese-cake-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipe: Capri\u2019s Chocolate and Almond Flourless Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How to make a delicious Torta Caprese<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A cake for a gangster or a cake for a queen \ud83d\udc51 ? Born either way as a sweet mistake, Torta Caprese is chocolatey \ud83c\udf6b and crispy on the outside and has a soft heart inside. Just what it takes to fall definitely in love \ud83d\udc96 with Capri. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Torta Caprese was brought to life from a great mistake<\/strong> made during the preparation of an important dessert and it was named after the island where it originated from, Capri. Its unique backstory seems to involve either a queen or a cook: The first legend<\/strong> says that Maria Carolina of Austria<\/strong>, queen of Naples, missed Austria so much that she wanted her Napolitan cook to make an Austrian cake, the Sacher Torte, but she could not  remember the recipe properly so the royal cook forgot to add flour and made what would later be known as Torta Caprese instead. The second story<\/strong> involves Carmine di Fiore<\/strong>, a very famous pastry chef that had to serve a cake to the Mafia gangsters<\/strong> that worked under Al Capone on their visit to Naples in 1920, apparently he became so nervous and scared that he forgot to add flour to the cake.<\/em> Luckily, they loved it nonetheless.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is the reason why this dessert is actually made without any gluten<\/em><\/strong> and is therefore suitable for celiacs. The result is a cake with a soft, dense and fudgy inside and a slight crusty top characterized by a decisive flavor of chocolate and almonds. If you enjoy a slice with a dollop of whipped cream or a cup of strong coffee it is heaven altogether. Because the cake has no flour and no chemical yeast, it is important to follow the steps related to separating the yolks from the egg whites and whipping the whites and the yolks apart, the whites to very firm peaks so the cake maintains its softness and moisture. <\/em>Butter and eggs have to be room temperature and the cake has to be left to cool before starting to transfer to another plate or dusting it with sugar. As for all traditional and iconic recipes, finding the real \u201cTorta Caprese\u201d recipe was a bit painstaking, so after having called anyone that has relatives living in Capri, we agreed on this recipe that we believe is the closest to a friendly resolution and easy-to-make at home, enjoy! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

INGREDIENTS:<\/strong>
These are the ingredients for a springform pan or cake pan of 18-20 cm\/8\u201d. Should you like a larger cake, just double the ingredients.
For how many people? That\u2019s a tricky question, are you sure you\u2019ll be willing to share?<\/p>\n\n\n\n