This is currently my favourite celebration cake - I have now made it 4 times in about 6 weeks, it seems to be totally failsafe and very easy to throw together, a quick blitz in the food processor, stir in some chocolate and its done. Best of all it never fails to impress and can be made a few days in advance as it keeps well for up to a week. It has been given the seal of approval by my chocoholic friend Sue and a friend’s two children who enjoyed decorating it with Smarties as much as they did eating it! This cake is rich enough to be served as a pudding and I think it is more of a morning coffee than tea time cake.
I have adapted a recipe from Rachel Allen making some of the ingredients less specific. You will need a springfrom tin for this cake - if you do not already have one this recipe makes it a worthwhile spend.
Chocolate Amaretti Cake (serves 12 or 8 chocoholics)
150g dark chocolate (Using only 100g will make no real difference to the cake)
50g amaretti biscuits
100g almonds(with or without skins; whole, flakes or ground) I use whole from my local Middle Eastern shop
175g sugar (the original recipe said white caster - but any works)
150g dark chocolate (Using only 100g will make no difference to the cake)
Zest of 1 orange
100g butter
4 eggs
Put the biscuits, almonds and sugar into the food processor and blitz until all are finely ground, add the butter and eggs and blitz again.
Meanwhile break the chocolate up into a bowl and stand over a saucepan of just simmering water until melted.
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4, grease the tin and line the base with greaseproof paper.
Add the melted chocolate and orange zest to the food processor and pulse briefly until mixed. Pour the batter into the cake tin.
Bake for about 35 minutes - when ready the cake would have risen and would have started to crack at the top and round the edges. Leave to cool for 5 mins then run a knife round to separate it from the tin, then release the clip. When cold you can transfer it to a plate.
Serve dusted with cocoa powder and lots of whipped cream.
Hi there, I found your blog on Facebook Group. What a nice blog you have here, just popping in to say hello. :)
Oh my this looks amazing. I’m bookmarking this for future use.
Thanks for popping by – hopefully I will manage far more posts next year.
Jerry – I urge you to make the cake as soon as you can! You will not regret it.
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