Torta del Nonno - Grandfather's Cake
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Torta del Nonno is an elegant Italian layer cake with creamy pastry filling, sliced almonds, and chocolate. Rich and refined, it's a traditional dessert suited to celebrations and special occasions.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 10- 1 cup cream (whole, heavy or whipping cream at least 30% fat content
- 1 cup milk (whole/heavy milk)
- 5 large egg yolks
- 10 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3½ tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2½ ounces dark chocolate (good quality, I use one with 52% cocoa)
- 2¼ cups all purpose flour
- 1 pinch salt (If using unsalted butter then add ¼ teaspoon of salt)
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened dutch processed cocoa (sifted)
- 1 large egg (room temperature)
- 1 large egg yolk (room temperature)
- ¾ cup butter cubed (room temperature)
- ¼ cup almond slices
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 285M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 1h
- Cook
- 45m
- Sodium
- 30mg
- Total sugar
- 27g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 246mg
- Calcium
- 72mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 60M
- SODIUM
- 30MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.