Chocolate Amaretti Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• butter-flavored cooking spray
• 3/4 cup bittersweet chocolate or 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup slivered almonds
• 2 ounces amaretti cookies (1 cup, the baby size)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons orange peel (grated)
• 4 large eggs
• unsweetened cocoa powder, for sifting

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 spray a 9-inch springform pan the nonstick spray.
• 3 refrigerate.
• 4 microwave the chocolate until melted and smooth, stirring every 20 seconds, for about 1 minute.
• 5 combine the almonds and cookies in processor.
• 6 pulse until the almonds and cookies are finely ground.
• 7 transfer the nut mixture to a medium bowl.
• 8 add the butter and sugar to the processor and blend until creamy and smooth.
• 9 add the grated orange peel and pulse briefly, until incorporated.
• 10 add the eggs 1 at a time.
• 11 blend until the eggs are incorporated.
• 12 clean the sides of the mixing bowl and blend again.
• 13 add the nut mixture and melted chocolate.
• 14 pulse until blended.
• 15 clean the sides of the bowl.
• 16 blend again.
• 17 pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• 18 bake until the center puffs and a tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
• 19 cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes.
• 20 transfer the cake to a platter.
• 21 sift the cocoa powder over and serve.