Keto Chocolate-Almond Torta Caprese

Februar 8, 2023

The sunny Italian island of Capri is famous for its Caprese salad, crystal-blue waters, and luxurious resorts. It’s also the birthplace of Torta Caprese. Legend goes, a chef cooking for vacationing mobsters (no pressure) forgot to put flour in his cake. Fortunately, the result was a richly satisfying mistake with a brownie-like texture that delighted his diners.

The flourless Torta Caprese makes an ideal candidate for low-carb keto dessert. It’s already gluten-free, so all we need to do is swap out its modest sugar content with a baker-friendly sugar replacement. I got the best results with Swerve granulated erythritol, but allulose works as well.

So let’s put on our aprons and Capri pants and get a taste of la dolce vita, keto-style. This recipe was inspired by Emiko Davies’ Torta Caprese recipe from Food52.

Chocolate Almond Torta Caprese

This cake is an easy crowd-pleaser, keeps well, and tastes even better the next day as the flavors intensify.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Italian

Keyword cake, Chocolate

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Servings slices

Calories 223kcal

Ingredients

Cake

1 ¼ cups almond flour1 stick unsalted butter cut into small pieces3 oz unsweetened baking chocolate1 cup Swerve Granular Sweetener½ teaspoon almond extract½ teaspoon salt3 eggs separated, at room temperatureSwerve Confectioners Sweetener

Chantilly Cream Topping

1 cup heavy cream1 teaspoon Swerve Granular Sweetener½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Butter the inside of an 8 inch round non-stick cake pan. Use a springform pan or parchment pan-liner for easy unmolding.

Chop chocolate into small pieces and melt in a double-boiler over simmering water.

Stir the chocolate with a silicone spatula or wooden spoon to ensure it is totally smooth and melted. Stir in almond flour and sugar substitute. The mixture will be thick and sandy. Remove from heat and cool until just warm to the touch.

Fold egg yolks into the chocolate mixture.

Beat egg whites in a medium bowl with a wire whisk or handheld electric mixer to stiff peaks. Fold into chocolate mixture in 3-4 additions. Continue folding gently until just incorporated.

Use a spatula to fill your prepared pan with the thick batter, flatten and smooth out the top.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 35-40 minutes, or until the top feels set, and an inserted toothpick comes out with moist crumbs and no batter. Don’t overbake.

Cool in the pan on a wire rack. Turn out and dust with powdered sugar-replacement

Chantilly cream

Whip heavy cream with 1 teaspoon of sugar-replacement and ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract until thick with soft peaks.

Slice and serve with a dollop of Chantilly cream.

Nutrition

Please note that the nutritional information may vary depending
on the specific brands of products used. We encourage everyone to check specific
product labels in calculating the exact nutritional information.

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