Say I Love You With A Capri Cake

Although there are thousands of way to say I love you, and in Italy probably more, at Cooking-Vacations.com we celebrate San Valentino with our classic Caprese.
The flourless chocolate cake, invented by accident, can also be served with a scoop of vanilla bean gelato.  Try our easy-to-make recipe for your Valentine this February 14!  

Torta Caprese~ Flourless Almond Chocolate Capri Cake  
Serves 8


7 oz. Dark Chocolate, chopped finely 
1 ¾ sticks unsalted Butter 
6 Eggs, separated 
7 oz. Almonds, whole, skin removed
1 cup Sugar 
1 shot glass Whiskey, if desired
1 tsp Baking Powder 
Powdered Sugar, for dusting

1. Preheat oven to 375° F. Butter and flour a 9 in. cake pan.
2. Melt the chocolate and butter together in a double boiler. Set aside.
3. Divide the yolks from the whites.
4. In a separate bowl, whip egg whites until they form very stiff peaks. Set aside.
5. Meanwhile, in a food processor, grind the almonds to a fine flour and add the sugar. With the processor still running add the egg yolks and work into a cream.
6. Fold the melted chocolate-butter mixture plus the whiskey into the almond-egg cream. Mix well and add the baking powder.
7. Gently fold in the egg whites, scrapping from the bottom being careful not to deflate the egg whites.
8. Pour into the prepared cake pan and bake for about 30 minutes until spaghetto (long, thin pasta works as a great toothpick substitute) inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove and allow to cool.
9. When cooled, run a knife around the sides and gently flip the cake out of the baking pan onto a serving platter. Serve with a dusting of powdered sugar and a scoop of vanilla gelato, whipped cream or a few Baci ;)…if desired.