BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE AND ALMOND CAKE
Provided by Michel Depardon
Categories Cake Chocolate Nut Dessert Bake Quick & Easy Almond Chill Bon Appétit France
Yield Serve 10 to 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Stir chocolate and butter in heavy medium saucepan over low heat until smooth. Cool mixture to lukewarm.
- Finely grind 1/2 cup almonds, flour and salt in processor. Using electric mixer, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla in large bowl until thick, about 2 minutes. Fold in almond mixture, then chocolate mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack (center will fall). Press edges down with fork to level top. Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.
- Cut around cake; remove pan sides. Beat cream in large bowl to firm peaks. Mound cream atop cake; sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup almonds.
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Aqsa Waseem09
a33@yahoo.comI would definitely recommend this cake to anyone who loves chocolate and almond.
sheikh zakaria
szakaria@gmail.comThis cake is really easy to make, even for a beginner baker.
Dylan Brieck
dylan.brieck@hotmail.frI love the almond crunch on top of this cake. It adds a nice texture and flavor.
jamie henry
henryj37@yahoo.comThis cake is perfect for a special occasion. It's rich and decadent, and it looks really impressive.
MIR SAYAF
s_mir@hotmail.comI had some trouble getting the cake to rise evenly, but it still tasted great.
Mirabel Bonny
b_mirabel44@yahoo.comThis cake is a bit too sweet for my taste, but it's still really good.
Sova Sapkota
sapkota-sova99@gmail.comI made this cake for my husband's birthday and he loved it! He said it was the best chocolate cake he's ever had.
Kamran Raja
kamran.raja84@hotmail.comThis cake is so moist and flavorful. I love the combination of chocolate and almond.
Zahoor Alam
z87@gmail.comI've made this cake several times now and it always turns out perfectly. It's my go-to recipe for chocolate cake.
Maisha Azhar
maishaazhar@hotmail.comThis cake was a huge hit at my party! Everyone loved the rich chocolate flavor and the almond crunch. It was also really easy to make, which is always a bonus.