Zero Waste Recipe: Caramelised Bread Crust Cake by Francesco Vincenzi

Name: Zero Waste Recipe: Caramelised Bread Crust Cake by Francesco Vincenzi
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Breadcrumbs; Amaretti biscuits; Sugar; Eggs; Chocolate; Single cream; Sassolino; Baking powder; Nuts

Chef Francesco Vincenzi from Franceschetta58 in Modena, Italy, makes use of bread trimmings for this decadent dessert. In preparation, whizz any trimmings you have into breadcrumbs – they can be stored for up to six months.

The recipe is taken from Why Waste? with chef Massimo Bottura, the exclusive Fine Dining Lovers series dedicated to making food waste delicious.

22 February, 2021

serves for

ingredients

Breadcrumbs

200g

Amaretti biscuits

200g

Sugar

15g

Eggs

Chocolate

150g, chopped

Single cream

300ml

Sassolino

70ml

Baking powder

16g

Nuts

100g (any)

This recipe for bread crust cake is a great way to use up uneaten bread, cutting down on your food waste. Chef Francesco Vincenzi suggests using "all the bread you've had lying around, the last few pieces from the plate, the crusts at the end," which will "soak up the delicious cream and liquor".