Chocolate Almond Cake

Chocolate Almond Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. For $1.27 per serving, this recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 525 calories, 7g of protein, and 36g of fat. 911 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up slivered almonds, cake flour, unsalted butter, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Completely Delicious. With a spoonacular score of 26%, this dish is not so awesome. Try Dark Chocolate Almond Cake with Chocolate Almond Cream Cheese Fr, Coconut Filled Chocolate Cake – AKA: Almond Joy Cake! #BundtaMonth, and Reine de Saba (Chocolate and Almond Cake) with Chocolate-butter Icing for similar recipes.

Servings: 6

 

Ingredients:

1/4 teaspoon almond extract

1/3 cup (35 grams) almond flour/meal

4 ounces (113 grams) semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped

1/2 cup (57 grams) cake flour, sifted

3 large eggs, separated

4 tablespoons rum or coffee

Pinch of salt

Slivered almonds, for garnish

2/3 cup (132 grams) + 1 tablespoon sugar, divided

3/4 cup (170 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature

Equipment:

baking paper

cake form

oven

stand mixer

sauce pan

bowl

whisk

frying pan

wire rack

knife

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour an 8-inch round cake pan and line with parchment paper.Combine the chopped chocolate and coffee or run in a small bowl placed over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir as the chocolate melts and remove from heat as soon as it's smooth. Set aside to cool.In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and 2/3 cup sugar until pale and creamy. Add the 3 egg yolks and beat until thick. Add the cooled melted chocolate. Stir in the almond extract and almond meal/flour and mix until just combined.In a separate bowl and with a whisk attachment, whip the 3 egg whites and salt on high speed until foamy. Slowly add the tablespoon of sugar and whip to stiff peaks.Add 1/4 of the whipped egg whites to the batter and fold gently until combined. Add and fold in the remaining whites in 3 additions, alternating with the sifted cake flour. Fold only until the streaks of egg whites disappear, do not overmix.Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake until the edges are set but the center still jiggles when the pan is bumped, about 25 minutes.Let cool 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edges to remove cake from pan and place on a wire rack to cool completely.Combine the chopped chocolate and coffee or run in a small bowl placed over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir as the chocolate melts and remove from heat as soon as it's smooth. Add the butter a tablespoon at a time and use a whisk to beat it into the chocolate. Whisk until smooth. Let the icing cool to a spreadable consistency, stirring it every 5 minutes or so. It should take about 15-20 minutes, depending on the temperature of your kitchen.Spoon the icing on top of the cooled cake and spread it to cover. Garnish with slivered almonds.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour an 8-inch round cake pan and line with parchment paper.

2. Combine the chopped chocolate and coffee or run in a small bowl placed over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir as the chocolate melts and remove from heat as soon as it's smooth. Set aside to cool.In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and 2/3 cup sugar until pale and creamy.

3. Add the 3 egg yolks and beat until thick.

4. Add the cooled melted chocolate. Stir in the almond extract and almond meal/flour and mix until just combined.In a separate bowl and with a whisk attachment, whip the 3 egg whites and salt on high speed until foamy. Slowly add the tablespoon of sugar and whip to stiff peaks.

5. Add 1/4 of the whipped egg whites to the batter and fold gently until combined.

6. Add and fold in the remaining whites in 3 additions, alternating with the sifted cake flour. Fold only until the streaks of egg whites disappear, do not overmix.

7. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.

8. Bake until the edges are set but the center still jiggles when the pan is bumped, about 25 minutes.

9. Let cool 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edges to remove cake from pan and place on a wire rack to cool completely.

10. Combine the chopped chocolate and coffee or run in a small bowl placed over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir as the chocolate melts and remove from heat as soon as it's smooth.

11. Add the butter a tablespoon at a time and use a whisk to beat it into the chocolate.

12. Whisk until smooth.

13. Let the icing cool to a spreadable consistency, stirring it every 5 minutes or so. It should take about 15-20 minutes, depending on the temperature of your kitchen.Spoon the icing on top of the cooled cake and spread it to cover.

14. Garnish with slivered almonds.


Nutrition Information:

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529k Calories
7g Protein
36g Total Fat
40g Carbs
2% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
529k
26%

Fat
36g
56%

  Saturated Fat
19g
123%

Carbohydrates
40g
13%

  Sugar
29g
33%

Cholesterol
155mg
52%

Sodium
47mg
2%

Alcohol
3g
19%

Caffeine
16mg
5%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
7g
14%

Selenium
13µg
19%

Manganese
0.36mg
18%

Vitamin A
852IU
17%

Copper
0.29mg
14%

Phosphorus
119mg
12%

Iron
1mg
11%

Magnesium
41mg
10%

Fiber
2g
10%

Vitamin B2
0.15mg
9%

Vitamin E
1mg
9%

Zinc
0.97mg
6%

Vitamin D
0.93µg
6%

Vitamin B5
0.52mg
5%

Vitamin B12
0.3µg
5%

Calcium
49mg
5%

Potassium
165mg
5%

Folate
16µg
4%

Vitamin K
3µg
3%

Vitamin B6
0.05mg
3%

Vitamin B1
0.03mg
2%

Vitamin B3
0.32mg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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