The Best Pear And Nut Torta Caprese (Flourless Cake)
A truly unique and delicious Italian dessert.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 150 g Unsalted Butter
- 200 g Dark Chocolate (chopped)
- 295 g Caster Sugar
- 5 Eggs
- 200 g Nuts (blitzed in food processor)
- 1 Pear (peeled, cored and mashed)
- 35 g Cocoa Powder
- Icing Sugar (to decorate)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160°c fan/180°c and grease and line a large round tin.
- Melt the butter and chocolate in the microwave a few seconds at a time until melted and smooth.
- Place the sugar and eggs in a mix and whisk at high speed for 5 minutes until thick and pale.
- Fold in the nuts, pear, cocoa and melted chocolate mixture and a pinch of salt.
- Spread into a prepared tin and bake for 45 minutes or until the top is cracked and crisp and the middle is fudgy. Cool in the pan then dust with icing sugar
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Calories: 424kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 7gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 96mgSodium: 34mgPotassium: 309mgFiber: 5gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 424IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 3mg
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