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caterina's WALNUT CHOCOLATE CAKE, ASTI, ITALY

A recipe from my #1 bestseller The Great Mediterranean Comfort Food Tour
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CATERINA'S WALNUT CHOCOLATE CAKE 
Caterina Riccomagno, Lis Hotel, Asti, Italy
 
This is Caterina’s own version of Piedmont, Italy’s regional classic Nocciole Cake, traditionally made with hazelnuts. She prefers to use walnuts and chocolate to make the cake even richer. When Rich and I sampled it from the hotel’s breakfast buffet, we found it irresistible. It’s normally served as a dessert after dinner, with a sweet regional dessert wine such as Moscato Passito.

Metric measurements
 
150 grams butter, softened
150 grams walnuts, chopped fine
3 eggs
150 grams sugar
150 grams flour
1 packet baking powder (16 grams)
Pinch of salt
150 grams chocolate (70% dark) grated

US measurements

5¼ oz softened butter
5¼ oz walnuts
3 eggs
5¼ oz sugar
5¼ oz flour
1 packet baking powder
Pinch of salt
5¼ oz grated chocolate
 
Whisk together eggs and sugar, add butter. Sift together flour and baking powder, fold gently into mixture. Add a pinch of salt. At the end add the walnuts and the dark chocolate. Optional: add a tablespoon of rum.
 
Grease and lightly flour a 9-inch baking pan. Pour batter into pan and bake at 170 degrees celsius (350 Fahrenheit) for 40 minutes.
 
What the cook recommends: Serve with Moscato Passito wine.


​For more on Italian recipes, wine, and food lore, see my post How to Create Your Own Comfort Food Tour of Italy.
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I first had Caterina's Cake as part of the breakfast buffet at the Hotel Lis in Asti, Italy. What a way to start the day!
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