Cookie Cake

Chocolate Amaretti Cake

Chocolate Amaretti Cake

Ingredients

• 2 tsp grated orange peel
• 4 large eggs
• unsweetened cocoa powder, :for sifting
• 130g sugar
• 120g unsalted butter, room temperature
• 110g dark chocolate
• 150g flaked almonds
• 60g baby amoretti cookies
• butter-flavoured non-stick cooking spray

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 175°C
2. Spray a 23-cm spring form pan the non-stick 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