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Amaretti Cake
with Crema al Caffe and red berries
Serves 8-12 people. Preparation time: 50 min., plus one hour refrigeration.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Amaretti Cookies
- 3 1/2 Tbsp butter
- 3/4 cup pure chocolate
- 1 can condensed milk
- 3 Tbsp Crema al Caffe
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup white chocolate
- 2 Tbsp Almond Creme
- 1/2 cup red berries
- 2 Tbsp Strawberry Vinegar
Build up the cake layer by layer as follows:
Line a spring form with parchment paper. Grind 1/3 cup Amaretti into crumbs. Melt the butter in a pan, remove from the hear and stir in the Amaretti crumbs. Spread this over the bottom of the spring form tin and press firmly. Refrigerate until the next step.
Chocolate Layer
Roughly chop 2/3 cup Amaretti. Melt the chocolate and condensed milk in a double boiler pan. Remove from heat, fold in the Crema al Caffe and then the Amaretti. Pour half of the mixture on top of the base. Pour the rest in the other spring form. Leave to stiffen in the refrigerator for at least an hour until the next step.
White Chocolate Almond Mixture
Melt the white chocolate in a double boiler and remove from heat. Fold in the Almond Creme. Place in piping bag.
Fruit filling
Mix the fruit with the Strawberry Vinegar.
Structure
Take the layer with the base and use the piping bag to add the majority of the white chocolate mixture in a circle on the edge of the chocolate base. Work in layers to build up a thick layer. Put the fruit filling inside this circle. Put the second layer of chocolate on top. Garnish the top layer with remaining white chocolate mixture. This cake can be prepared a day in advance. Add the red fruit to garnish just before serving.
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