SUNKEN CHOCOLATE AMARETTO CAKE
This is one of those dark, squidgy-bellied chocolate cakes that I turn to gratefully when I have friends over to supper; a gratitude that is always reciprocated. The mixture of ground almonds and amaretto gives a marzipan kick, balancing the bitterness of the chocolate. The amaretti cream alongside brings both smoothness and a fine honeycomb crunch to the velvetiness of the cake. Equipment: You will need a 20cm/8in springform cake tin.
Provided by Nigella Lawson
Categories Cakes and baking
Yield Makes 10-12 slices
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4 and lightly grease the sides and line the base of your springform cake tin with baking paper.
- Melt the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl, either over a pan of boiling water, making sure the bowl doesn't touch the water, or in a microwave. Pour into a jug and leave to cool a little.
- Whisk the eggs and sugar until thick, moussy and doubled, if not tripled, in volume. This will take 2-3 minutes, using a freestanding mixer, or 4-5 minutes with an electric hand whisk.
- Mix the almonds and cocoa together in a small bowl. Turn the mixer speed to low and gently whisk into the eggs and sugar, tablespoon by tablespoon.
- Stir the amaretto liqueur into the slightly cooled, melted chocolate and butter, then pour this glossy mixture in a slow, steady stream into the cake batter, whisking all the time; it will look like a fabulous chocolate mousse. Give a final fold by hand to make sure everything is combined.
- Pour and scrape the batter into the prepared tin. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the cake is beginning to come away at the edges, the top has formed a slightly cracked and bubbled thin crust the colour of pale milk chocolate - the cake will be dark and tender underneath - and a cake tester comes out with just a few damp crumbs cleaving to it.
- Remove to a wire rack, drape a clean tea towel over the tin and leave to cool. As it cools, the top of the cake will crack a little more, and it will sink slightly, leaving a frilly edge. Once the cake is cold, unclip the tin, and gently lift the cake out - remove the base only if you are very brave - onto a cake stand or plate. Dust the teaspoon of cocoa through a tea strainer over the top, rather like the coating on a chocolate truffle.
- Just before serving, whip the cream and amaretto together, until ripples start showing on the surface and it's thickened but still soft enough to dollop alongside the cake. Very gently fold most of the crumbled amaretti biscuits into the cream, which will thicken it slightly more. Decant into a small serving bowl and sprinkle the rest of the amaretti crumbles on top.
WHITE CHOCOLATE AMARETTO CAKE
This white chocolate and almond delight will have your guests reeling. Although it looks intimidating, it is an easy and delicious holiday treat.
Provided by C. Goff
Categories Desserts Specialty Dessert Recipes Liqueur Dessert Recipes Amaretto
Time 3h30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil a 10 inch non-stick Bundt pan.
- In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, pudding mix, 1/2 cup of cold water, oil, 1/2 cup amaretto and 1/4 teaspoon almond extract. Blend well for approximately 3 minutes.
- Pour batter into prepared 10 inch Bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes to an hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Remove cake from oven, and use an ice pick or skewer to make as many holes as possible into the cake. Apply glaze while cake is still warm. Slowly and patiently drizzle glaze over cake, including the edges and center of Bundt pan. Allow cake to cool in the pan for at least 2 hours.
- To make the glaze: Combine butter, sugar, 1/4 cup water, and 1/2 cup amaretto in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, and continue to boil for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Topping: Lightly toast slivered almonds in the oven. This will take 5 to 10 minutes. Stir frequently and be careful not to burn. Heat 1/4 cup of the prepared frosting in the microwave for 10 seconds, to soften. Place the cake on serving dish and use a spoon to drizzle the softened frosting over the cake. Scatter toasted almonds over cake before frosting cools.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 681.4 calories, Carbohydrate 87.6 g, Cholesterol 83.5 mg, Fat 31 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 4.8 g, SaturatedFat 8.6 g, Sodium 456.9 mg, Sugar 69.2 g
CHOCOLATE AMARETTO CAKE
Whomever you serve this to will think you SLAVED but this is so easy and delicious!! This is an incredibly moist, intensely chocolate cake, perfect for chocoholics. Does not taste like a 'box' cake at all! The original recipe is from Bon Apetit magazine but I had read the reviews on epicuirious and made some of the suggested adjustments. Turns out perfect with very little effort!
Provided by CHRISSYG
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F Spray three 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides with nonstick spray. Then line the bottoms with parchment paper.
- Combine cake mix, 1 1/3 cups water, eggs, oil, 3 tablespoons amaretto, and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract in large bowl; whisk until well blended.
- Toss 1 cup of chocolate chips in with 1 tablespoon flour, then gently fold into batter.
- Divide batter among prepared pans. (the layers will be thin).
- Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Cool cakes in pans 10 minutes.
- Run knife around pan sides. Turn cakes out onto racks; cool completely. Brush each cake layer with 2 tablespoons amaretto.
- Combine butter and cream in medium saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until butter melts and mixture comes to simmer.
- Remove from heat. Add remaining 2 cups chocolate chips and whisk until melted.
- Mix in remaining 3 tablespoons amaretto. Cool until barely lukewarm, about 5 minutes.
- Whisk in sour cream and remaining 1/4 teaspoon almond extract, then powdered sugar.
- Refrigerate frosting just until thick enough to spread, whisking occasionally, about 10 minutes.
- Place 1 cake layer on platter. Spread 1/3 cup frosting over. Top with second cake layer. Spread 1/3 cup frosting over. Top with third cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. (concentrate most of the frosting on the top of the cake)
- Press nuts around the sides of the cake. Chill at leat 2 hours.
- (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover with cake dome; keep chilled.).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 689.2, Fat 43.2, SaturatedFat 15.2, Cholesterol 66.8, Sodium 387.5, Carbohydrate 77.7, Fiber 5.2, Sugar 54.9, Protein 9.2
CHOCOLATE AMARETTI CAKE
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories dessert
Time 1h5m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray a 9-inch springform pan the nonstick spray. Refrigerate. Microwave the chocolate until melted and smooth, stirring every 20 seconds, for about 1 minute.
- Combine the almonds and cookies in processor. Pulse until the almonds and cookies are finely ground. Transfer the nut mixture to a medium bowl. Add the butter and sugar to the processor and blend until creamy and smooth. Add the grated orange peel and pulse briefly, until incorporated. Add the eggs 1 at a time. Blend until the eggs are incorporated. Clean the sides of the mixing bowl and blend again. Add the nut mixture and melted chocolate. Pulse until blended. Clean the sides of the bowl. Blend again.
- 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 the cake to a platter. Sift the cocoa powder over and serve.
CHOCOLATE CHIP-AMARETTO POUND CAKE
Start with a devil's food cake mix to deliver this amaretto-flavored pound cake studded with chocolate chips.
Provided by Judy Wilson
Categories Desserts Cakes Cake Mix Cake Recipes Pound Cake
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease the bundt pan.
- Mix eggs, cake mix, oil, water and almond extract with electric beater. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Pour into prepared pan. Bake approximately 1 hour or until cake tests done. Cool, then dust with confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 342.6 calories, Carbohydrate 41.8 g, Cholesterol 55 mg, Fat 17.6 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 5.6 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 336.5 mg, Sugar 29 g
CHOCOLATE AMARETTO CAKE
A friend of mine wrote this recipe down on a small scrap of paper. She swears it is TO DIE FOR!!. I haven't made it yet so I wanted to post it here for safekeeping and will add it to my ever growing list of "to try" recipes. If you try it before I do please let me know what you think. 6/4/07 Edited: I made this cake and wanted to add helpful comments. The recipe as is makes more batter than you will need for a bundt pan. I would fill the bundt pan half way & then use the rest for cupcakes. Also, after cooking for 56 minutes the edges started to burn so I took it out. I think the problem was too much batter & it rose too high out of the pan. When I tested it with a toothpick it didn't come out completely clean, but it was done on the inside. Also, I would crumble the almond paste and beat it with the liquids and then add the cake mix & pudding. You will get a more evenly mixed batter. I also have to question the necessity of 2 cans of almond paste. I'm going to try it again with just one & compare. Anywho, I just wanted to give a few pointers from my experience. Additionally, DH really liked it a lot so I guess it will be a "regular" from now on.
Provided by Luby Luby Luby
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- In large mixing bowl combine cake mix, pudding mix and almond paste.
- Add eggs, oil, Amaretto and water, mixing well according to package times.
- Pour into a greased and floured 12 cup Bundt pan.
- Bake for 55-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
- Glaze:.
- In heavy saucepan mix glaze ingredients.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook for approximately 2-3 minutes.
- Pour hot glaze over warm cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 618.1, Fat 35.1, SaturatedFat 9, Cholesterol 90.8, Sodium 568.3, Carbohydrate 73.2, Fiber 3, Sugar 50.8, Protein 8.1
AMARETTO CAKE WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
I came up with this amaretto cake recipe because I was craving something that tasted like wedding cake. The texture is similar to pound cake, which is exactly what I wanted. Everyone who tastes it LOVES it. -Megan Dudash, Youngsville, North Carolina
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h15m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°. Line bottoms of 3 greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease paper., In a bowl, whisk flour and baking powder. In another bowl, whisk sour cream, milk and amaretto until blended. In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream mixture, beating well after each addition., Transfer batter to prepared pans. Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely., In a large bowl, beat butter, vanilla and salt until creamy. Beat in enough confectioners' sugar, alternately with amaretto, to reach desired consistency. Reserve 2/3 cup frosting for piping., Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides with remaining frosting., Pipe reserved frosting around bottom edge of cake. If desired, decorate cake with flowers, using almonds for petals and M&M's for the centers. Pipe designs on frosting with melted chocolate as desired.
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AMARETTO CAKE
This cake is awesome! My family loves it.
Provided by Shawn
Categories Desserts Specialty Dessert Recipes Liqueur Dessert Recipes Amaretto
Time 1h30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
- In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, instant vanilla pudding, water, oil, almond extract, and 2 tablespoons of the amaretto; blend together well. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean. Remove cake from oven and while it is still warm, poke holes in the surface. Drizzle with the Amaretto Glaze, insuring that some of the glaze fills the holes. Let the cake cool for at least 2 hours before removing from the pan.
- To make Amaretto Glaze: Sift the confectioners' sugar, and combine it with the remaining 1/2 cup amaretto. Blend until smooth. You may add more amaretto as needed.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 425.3 calories, Carbohydrate 61.4 g, Cholesterol 62.9 mg, Fat 15.9 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 479.2 mg, Sugar 43.6 g
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