The caprese cake is a sweet of the Campania tradition . It's a chocolate and almond flour cake that conquers everyone with its delicious simplicity and soft heart. It has the particularity of being a gluten-free cake, as it is prepared with almond flour. Furthermore, this version is also perfect for lactose intolerant or for those with cholesterol problems, because it is without butter.
Prepare it with us and with our almond flour that you can buy at this link: https://wellnessdry.com/products/farina-di-mandorle
INGREDIENTS:
- 180 g almond flour
- 140 g dark chocolate
- 130 g sugar
- 120 g seed oil
- 3 eggs
- 10 g bitter cocoa
- 2 g baking powder
METHOD:
- Cut the chocolate into pieces and melt it in a double boiler or in the microwave, keep it aside.
- Beat the eggs with the sugar for 5/10 minutes until they are clear and frothy, add the seed oil, the melted chocolate and mix well.
- Sift the cocoa and baking powder and add them to the mixture a little at a time.
- Also add the almond flour, mixing well.
- Grease with oil and flour a springform pan of about 20-22 cm in diameter and pour the mixture inside, leveling it well with a spatula or the back of a spoon.
- Place in a preheated oven at 180° and cook for 40 minutes.
- Allow to cool for about 30 minutes before removing the cake from the mould.
- Decorate with abundant icing sugar.
Easy to prepare and great to taste! Let us know if you try it and what you think!