Ingredients

  • FOR THE BASE
  • 200 g white chocolate Emilia Zaini
    200 g blanched almonds
    120 g powdered sugar
    50 g potato starch
    2 organic lemons
    50 ml almond oil
    30 ml Limoncello
    5 eggs at room temperature
    60 g caster sugar
    8 g baking powder
    1 baking powder
    TO DECORATE
    150 g white drops Emilia Zaini
    40 g candied lemon zest
    30 g powdered sugar
    4 sugared eggs (optional)

CAPRESE CAKE WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE, ALMONDS, LEMONS WITH EGGS

Difficulty: easy
Preparation: 125 min
Pers.: 6
18    

Directions

The white chocolate and lemon Caprese cake satisfies the palate with its texture, it does not require accompanying sauces for its natural rich and enveloping structure.

1

Beat the eggs in a planetary mixer with a whisk hook. Gradually increase the speed and add the granulated sugar one tablespoon at a time. It will take about 10 minutes to obtain a clear, fluffy, stable mass that has tripled in volume. While the eggs are whipping, pulverize the almonds in the mixer, together with the starch, icing sugar, baking powder and a pinch of salt. Finely grate the white chocolate and lemon zest and add them to the almond mixture.

2

With a spatula, mix the whipped eggs with the almond and white chocolate mixture, 1/4 at a time; emulsify with large and circular movements from the top to the bottom of the bowl. Pour in the almond oil and Limoncello, continuing to mix briefly, until the mixture is homogeneous. Pour the dough into a 24 cm diameter mold lined with parchment paper, bake in a preheated oven at 200 ° C for 5 minutes, then lower the temperature to 160 ° C and take out after 50 minutes, checking the cooking with a toothpick. The cake is ready when the toothpick is dry in the center.

3

Leave the cake to cool in the mold before turning it out of the mold, serve sprinkled with powdered sugar, chocolate chips, sugared eggs and candied lemon peel.

Protip

It is preferable to serve the Caprese cake a few hours after cooking, to better appreciate its typical aroma when tasted. It is a natural combination with fresh unsweetened whipped cream or with fiordilatte ice cream
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