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dusting torta paradiso with powdered sugar

Torta Paradiso Cake Recipe

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Perfect with a cup of tea but also great split and with a chantilly cream in the middle, this Torta Paradiso cake is an Italian classic to try.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Servings 8
Calories 375 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 medium bowl
  • 1 large bowl
  • 1 electric hand held mixer
  • 1 grater
  • 1 kitchen scales
  • 1 silicone spatula
  • 3 tablespoons
  • 1 round baking dish I used a 21 cm one, but a smaller one would have been fine

Ingredients
  

  • 4 small eggs
  • 100 gr powdered sugar plus more for dusting at the end
  • 100 ml Belmorso Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Novello EVOO
  • 180 gr flour oo
  • 100 gr potato starch
  • 1 medium orange for the rind
  • 1 sachet Paneangeli baking mix with vanilla or replace it with 2 teaspoons baking powder + 1/2 teaspoon baking soda + vanilla (how much depends on the type you use)
  • 150 gr Greek yogurt
  • 1 bar semi-dark chocolate milk chocolate is also fine
  • powder sugar for dusting

Instructions
 

  • Add the flour, potato starch, and baking powder mix to your medium sized bowl. Mix well to incorporate everything together; set aside.
    adding baking mix to flour
  • Crack all your eggs in your largest bowl.
    cracking 4 eggs for torta paradiso
  • Grate the skin of your washed and dried orange.
    grating the rind of an orange
  • Beat with your electric mixer.
  • Then measure the oil and add that too. You can beat again.
    adding EVOO to cake batter
  • Add the yogurt and beat some more.
    adding Greek yogurt to cake batter
  • Finally, add the sugar and beat again.
  • It's time to add the dry ingredients, that is the flours you previously prepared in your other bowl. Add 1/3 of that mixture to the wet mixture, and beat.
    adding flour to wet ingredients for cake
  • Repeat with the second and third part of the flour mixture.
    PS: I have this habit of covering the batter while I mix it, so that it doesn't splash. I simply use a clean cloth that's large enough to cover the entire bowl and all the sides plus it's easy to wash.
    beating cake mixture with a cloth to prevent spillage
  • Once you have added all the flour, your cake batter is ready.
    torta paradiso cake batter
  • Add some oil to your baking dish and grease it using a napkin or your clean hands. Don't leave too much oil though.
  • Pre-heat your oven at 160 degrees Celsius.
  • Pour the batter into your oiled baking dish.
  • Take your chocolate bar and break it into two halves. Add one half to the centre of your cake, and then stack the other half on top. Make sure your cake batter covers the chocolate.
    This will create a melted chocolate heart in the centre, but only when the cake is warm. I always warm up my slice in the microwave, anyway.
    Otherwise, you can cut the chocolate into squares and spread them evenly across the batter.
    adding dark chocolate to cake batter
  • Bake in the oven for 30 minutes, or until your toothpick comes out clean. I suggest checking it after 25 minutes.
  • Once your tootpick comes out clean, take it out of the oven, sprinkle it with icing sugar and leave it to cool for 10 minutes.
    baked torta paradiso cake
  • Then transfer to a serving plate or a cake stand, and serve. Enjoy a slice hot so you can get some melted chocolate goodness.
    dusting torta paradiso with powdered sugar

Notes

If you choose to cut the cake into 10 slices, the calories will be 300 per slice.
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