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Chocolate Almond Torte This five ingredient flourless cake, also known as Torta Caprese, is naturally gluten free. Quicker and easier to put together than a standard cake, this gluten free cake is rich and nutty with a deep chocolate flavor to delight any chocolate lover. It’s sure to be a hit at

any dinner party. You can even make this a day ahead by keeping it in an airtight container at room temperature.

Ingredients o 1 ¾ sticks(7/8 cup) unsalted butter o 1 ¼ cups blanched almond flour, sweet almond flour or natural almond meal o 6 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate or 70% chocolate o 4 large eggs at room temperature o ¾ cup granulated sugar o Optional: 1 tsp Vanilla extract o Optional to top with: ½ cup toasted sliced almonds, confectioners’ sugar , cocoa

powder, or whipped cream.

Prep Preheat oven to 350° F. Line the bottom of a 9 or 10 inch cake pan with a round of parchment paper Butter the parchment paper and the pan

Make 8. Melt butter over a double boiler. Turn off heat and add chocolate pieces. Stir

until chocolate has melted. Let cool then combine with almond flour or meal. 9. Alternately you can finely grind the chocolate in a food processor or use a box

grater. You can add the almond flour to the food processor once the chocolate is ground enough or you can mix the two together in a bowl. Melt the butter, let it cool, then combine with the chocolate and flour.

10. Separate the eggs into two different bowls. Beat the yolks with the granulated sugar until pale and thick. Beat in the almond mixture and the butter.

11. Beat the whites with a pinch of salt until they form stiff peaks. Fold a quarter of the whites into the almond mixture. Fold in remaining whites gently but thoroughly. Spread the batter evenly into your prepared pan.

Bake Bake the torte in the middle of the oven for 50 minutes, or until it begins to pull away from the side of the pan and a tester comes out with moist crumbs adhering.

Cool the torte for 20 minutes then remove from pan. Remove paper and invert torte onto a plate to cool completely.

Serve

It’s delicious to serve just as is. Or toast ½ cup of natural sliced almonds and spread evenly over the top. This lets eaters know immediately there are almonds. Or dust torte with confectioners’ sugar or cocoa and serve with whipped cream (then sprinkle with toasted sliced almonds).