Chocolate Amaretti Cake Recipe Amaretti is strictly translated as “little bitters,” but colloquially it refers to light, airy, crunchy, dome-shaped almond cookies. So when you can’t decide whether to have cookies or cake, just have both.
6 SERVINGS
Ingredients:
Butter-flavored nonstick cooking spray
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup slivered almonds
1 cup (about 2 ounces) baby amaretti cookies
1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), at room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons grated orange zest (from approximately 1 orange)
4 large eggs
About 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, for sifting
Method:
Preheat The Oven to 350 degrees F.
Spray a 9-inch springform pan with nonstick spray and refrigerate.
In a small bowl, microwave the chocolate chips, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and smooth, about 2 minutes.
In a food processor, combine the almonds and cookies, and pulse until finely ground. Transfer to a bowl. Add the butter, sugar, and orange zest to the processor and blend until creamy and smooth.
With the machine running, add the eggs one at a time. Add the nut mixture and the melted chocolate. Pulse until blended.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until the center puffs Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake until the center puffs and a tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
Cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes. Transfer to a platter, sift the cocoa powder over, and serve.
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