Nutty Chocolate Cake

Name: Nutty Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams can almond paste; 46 grams sliced almonds, toasted; 114 grams butter, softened; 1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size); 119 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 340 grams cups semisweet chocolate chips; 227 grams cup sour cream

The recipe Nutty Chocolate Cake can be made in approximately 55 minutes. This recipe makes 16 servings with 424 calories, 5g of protein, and 29g of fat each. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a dessert. A mixture of chocolate cake mix, heavy whipping cream, cream, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

Prepare and bake cakes according to package directions, using two greased 9-in. round baking pans. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

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For filling, in a small bowl, beat almond paste and butter until smooth. Gradually beat in cream until fluffy.

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Almond Paste

Butter

Cream

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Bowl

Cut each cake horizontally in half; spread filling over bottom layers. Replace top layers.

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Spread

In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Stir in sour cream and salt.

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Chocolate Chips

Sour Cream

Salt

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Spread over the top of each cake.

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Spread

Sprinkle with almonds. Refrigerate leftovers.

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Almonds

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Servings:

227grams

can almond paste 46grams

sliced almonds, toasted 114grams

butter, softened 1package

chocolate cake mix (regular size)119milliliters

heavy whipping cream 340grams

cups semisweet chocolate chips 227grams

cup sour cream

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Port, Moscato Dasti

Chocolate Cake works really well with Cream Sherry, Port, and Moscato d'Asti. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. You could try Blanc de Bleu Cuvee Mousseux. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 16 dollars per bottle.

Blanc de Bleu Cuvee Mousseux

Blanc de Bleu is a premium California Chardonnay wine with an added hint of blueberries and is a delicate sparkling wine reserved for memorable celebrations. It offers seductive flavors and fresh aromatic effervescence - vividly pasteled with blueberries. All of this is contained in an impressively sexy bottle with tasteful flair.The fruit for Blanc de Bleu is grown in the quiet vineyards of Northern California, known for their cool and clear breezes - ideal conditions for the exclusive grapes and soils that accentuate the profoundly flavorful characteristics. This sparkling wine pairs well with appetizers, sushi and very light meals.