Mini Chocolate Amaretti Cakes

Name: Mini Chocolate Amaretti Cakes
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 57 grams cup baby amaretti cookies (about; 4 larges eggs; 2 teaspoons grated orange zest; 177 milliliters bittersweet chocolate or semisweet chocolate chips; 237 milliliters slivered almonds; 158 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters stick unsalted butter, room temperature; 30 servings Unsweetened cocoa powder, for sifting

Mini Chocolate Amaretti Cakes might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 30 servings with 110 calories, 2g of protein, and 7g of fat each. Head to the store and pick up baby amaretti cookies, semisweet chocolate chips, cocoa powder, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 50 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Spray mini cupcake pans with the nonstick spray. Refrigerate. Microwave the chocolate until melted and smooth, stirring every 20 seconds, for about 1 minute.

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Chocolate

Cupcakes

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Combine the almonds and cookies in processor. Pulse until the almonds and cookies are finely ground.

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Almonds

Transfer the nut mixture to a medium bowl.

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Add the butter and sugar to the processor and blend until creamy and smooth.

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Butter

Sugar

Add the grated orange zest and pulse briefly, until incorporated.

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Orange Zest

Add the eggs 1 at a time. Blend until the eggs are incorporated. Clean the sides of the mixing bowl and blend again.

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Egg

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Add the nut mixture and melted chocolate. Pulse until blended. Clean the sides of the bowl. Blend again.

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Chocolate

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Pour the batter into the prepared pans.

Bake until the center puffs and a tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 8 to 10 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 to 15 minutes.

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Transfer mini cakes to a platter. Sift the cocoa powder over and serve.

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Cocoa Powder

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Servings:

57grams

cup baby amaretti cookies (about 4larges

eggs 2teaspoons

grated orange zest 177milliliters

bittersweet chocolate or semisweet chocolate chips 237milliliters

slivered almonds 158milliliters

sugar 118milliliters

stick unsalted butter, room temperature 30servings

Unsweetened cocoa powder, for sifting

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Madeira, Prosecco

Cookies on the menu? Try pairing with Cream Sherry, Madeira, and Prosecco. Sweet bubbly Prosecco doesn't overwhelm simple sugar or shortbread cookies, a sweet cream sherry complements spiced cookies, and madeira's nutty notes match cookies with nuts perfectly. One wine you could try is NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 19 dollars.

NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry

Very aromatic with notes of hazelnut, vanilla, and a touch of oak followed by sweet raisins and a touch of yeast. Clean lasting finish. Good now but will reward those allow it to age"". A favorite pre-prandial beverage. Consider it with nuts before dinner as an aperitif, or after dinner with dessert, especially chocolates and fruit-based desserts. Also wonderful on cold afternoons, served with biscotti to dip in ""Italian-style"". "