And with the end of the week, celebrate with a special cake...Chocolate Amaretto Cake! Hungry yet? Amanda Cushman, who wrote the cookbook Simple Real Food, told Tonia's Kitchen that there's two ways to describe this cake, chocolate and almonds. She told Tonia it's a dense cake that uses egg whites to help it rise, but the combination of the nuts and cocoa give it a special flavor that just screams: DESSERT!
Amaretti Cake
Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients
2 1/4 cups Amaretti cookies
4 ounces semi sweet
chocolate
8 Tb. unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
5 large eggs, separated
1/2 cup flour
1 Tb. Almond, orange,
coffee liqueur or vanilla
confectioner’s sugar, garnish
Procedure
1. Heat the oven to 350.
Butter a 9 inch spring form pan.
2. Grind the amaretti
cookies and chocolate in a blender or processor until it is a fine powder. Set
aside.
3. Cream the butter and
sugar together in an electric mixer, add the yolks one at a time. Beat for 4
minutes.
4. Gradually add the flour
and the chocolate mixture, beating after each addition. Add the liqueur and
mix.
5. Beat the egg whites
until stiff. Lighten the amaretti
mixture with about a third of the egg whites. Fold in the remaining whites.
Spoon into the prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes.
6. Allow the cake to cool and remove sides. Sprinkle
with confectioner’s
sugar through a sieve. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream if desired