Name: Flourless chocolate cake (caprese)
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 200g ground almonds plus a little extra for the tin; 1 tsp baking powder; 40g cocoa powder sifted; 200g golden caster sugar plus 1 tbsp extra; split and seeds scraped out vanilla pod; 200g unsalted butter plus more for the tin; 4 eggs; 125g redcurrants; 2 tbsp pistachios gently crushed in a pestle and mortar; 200g mascarpone; 110g golden caster sugar

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Flourless chocolate cake (caprese)

Flourless chocolate cake (caprese)

Published: February 11, 2015 at 8:43 AM

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Serves 8

A little effort

Total time: 1 hr

+ cooling

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The ground almonds in L'Anima Cafe's caprese make this flourless chocolate cake beautifully smooth. The mascarpone cream adds sweetness and the redcurrants give a dash of colour.

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Ingredients

Nutrition

200g ground almonds

plus a little extra for the tin
1 tsp baking powder
40g cocoa powder

sifted
200g golden caster sugar

plus 1 tbsp extra
split and seeds scraped out vanilla pod
200g unsalted butter

plus more for the tin
4 eggs
125g redcurrants
2 tbsp pistachios

gently crushed in a pestle and mortar

mascarpone cream

200g mascarpone
110g golden caster sugar

Nutrition: per serving

kcal709
fat52.1g
carbs45.7g
fibre2g
protein13.3g
salt0.4g

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Mix the grounds almonds, baking powder, cocoa, sugar and the vanilla seeds in a bowl. (Add the leftover vanilla pod to caster sugar to make vanilla sugar). Add the softened butter and the eggs, one by one, beating in between.
step 2

Toss the redcurrants with the extra 1 tbsp sugar and leave for 2 hours before lightly crushing with the back of a spoon.
step 3

Grease a 21cm springform cake tin with butter, and dust with some more ground almonds. Add the mixture and bake for 35-40 minutes or until risen and firm. Allow the cake to cool.
step 4

Beat the mascarpone and the sugar together, then serve with the cooled cake, topped with the crushed redcurrants and pistachios.

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