Torta 900

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Torta 900
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Type Cake
Place of origin Italy
Region or state Ivrea, Piedmont
Created byOttavio Bertinotti [1] [2] [3]

Torta 900, also spelled torta Novecento, is a layer cake consisting of chocolate sponge cake and a mascarpone, whipped cream, and chocolate filling produced in the Piedmontese comune of Ivrea, Italy.

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History

The cake was invented by the pastry chef Ottavio Bertinotti from Ivrea at the end of the 19th century and was named after the new century. [1] [2] [3] In 1972, the patent for the cake was acquired by Umberto Balla for its pastry shop in Ivrea, where it is currently prepared. [4] Although the cake is exclusive to that pastry shop, it has become a symbol of the town itself. [5] During the Carnival of Ivrea, an exceptionally large torta 900 is consumed. [4]

Description

The cake is made of two very soft cocoa sponge cake layers filled with a cream made of mascarpone, whipped cream, and chocolate. [5] The top of the cake is covered with powdered sugar and decorated with the inscription torta 900. [1] The recipe for the cake has never been revealed. [1]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Amparo Machado; Chiara Prete (2015). 1001 specialità della cucina italiana da provare almeno una volta nella vita (in Italian). Newton Compton. p. 573.
  2. 1 2 Michele Ruggiero (2007). Piemonte: la storia a tavola : le vicende dell'alimentazione (in Italian). Gioventura piemonteisa. p. 163.
  3. 1 2 "La Torta 900: storia di una dolce e misteriosa tradizione eporediese" (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  4. 1 2 500 eccellenze piemontesi (in Italian). Slow Food. 2008. p. 46.
  5. 1 2 I segreti del gusto - Guida enogastronomica di Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta (in Italian). La Stampa. 2000. p. 317.
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