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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (188g)

Recipe makes 6 servings

The following items or measurements are not included below:

amaretto liqueur

Calories 858
Calories from Fat 575 (67%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 63.9g 98%
Saturated Fat 24.3g 121%
Monounsaturated Fat 23.7g
Polyunsaturated Fat 13.1g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 52mg 2%
Potassium 918mg 26%
Total Carbohydrate 81.1g 27%
Dietary Fiber 16.5g 66%
Sugars 53.6g
Protein 20.4g 40%

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Italian Chocolate and Nut Cake (Panforte)

Recipe #397196 | 3¼ hours | 15 min prep | add private note

By: KWB
Oct 30, 2009

Just saw this on five's Cooking the Books and wanted to hang onto it. It comes from Fantastico! recipe book by Gino D'Acampo. I love the idea of a quick chocolate fix that looks elegant and doesn't require cooking! Cooking time = cooling time, 2 hours for 'cake' to set, then another hour for the topping to set. (Note: contains raw egg whites)

SERVES 6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    Melt the chocolate in a large heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water, ensuring that the base of the bowl does not touch the water
  2. 2
    Use a fork to beat the egg whites in a large bowl for 2 minutes. Add in the peel, ground almonds, the nuts, icing sugar and Amaretto. Mix well, then very gently fold in the melted chocolate.
  3. 3
    Line a circular flan dish measuring about 18cm across and 3sm deep with clingfilm. Pour in the mixture and set aside for 2 hours.
  4. 4
    To make the topping, melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water, ensuring that the base of the bowl does not touch the water
  5. 5
    Melt the icing sugar and 2 tablespoons of water in a small saucepan over a low heat. Stir to check the sugar has melted, then add the chocolate to make a syrup.
  6. 6
    Turn out the cake onto a plate and peel off the clingfilm. Use a spatula to cover the surface with the chocolate syrup. Set aside for 1 hour until the chocolate has hardened.
  7. 7
    Serve in slices, dusted with icing sugar, with a cup of your favourite tea.

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