The other night I made an Almond and Amaretti Cake for dinner with friends. It was a big crowd pleaser...
Ingredients:
7 tablespoons of flour
7 tablespoons of sugar
150g of melted butter
200g of amaretti cookies
almond extract
100g of finely grounded almonds
3 eggs
1 tablespoon of baking powder
Puffed pastry (buy the premade variety if you are short on time)
Place the amaretti cookies in a food processor and grind them finely. Then add this to a large bowl with all the other ingredients. Line a baking pan with oven paper and place the puffed pastry inside the pan. Fill the pastry with the mixture and fold the extra pastry over the filling. Bake at 180° for 40 minutes, but don't open the oven for the first 30 minutes. Stick a toothpick in check for doneness.
Simple to make with an impressive presentation...
4 comments:
That looks delicious. Sandy
This looks amazing and seems so simple to make.
I just found your blog and have been reading it in bits and pieces all morning. You have a great story--great recipes,too!
Thank you all! Yes the cake is very simple to make, I almost felt embarrassed... But, when you need to make something special for guests, this is a really nice treat!
Emily- I too found myself wrapped into your life story this morning... Thank you for stopping by, it's amazing just how many people are here in Sicily!
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