Dark Chocolate And Almond Dream Recipes

DARK CHOCOLATE ALMOND ROCKS

Steps:

• Spread almonds in a large skillet; toast over medium heat until starting to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour almonds into a bowl.
• Melt chocolate in top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides to avoid scorching, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; pour in almonds and stir until evenly coated.
• Drop spoonfuls of chocolate-almond mixture onto a plate lined with waxed paper.
• Chill until set, about 10 minutes.

DARK CHOCOLATE AND ALMOND DREAM

Steps:

• Chop a ½ cup of the bleached almonds into pea-sized pieces and set aside. If you do not have bleached almonds, you can do this easily by pouring boiling water over the almonds and letting them sit for 5 minutes. Drain the water and pinch the almonds between your fingers to remove the skin. Preheat the oven at 400° F. Cut the chocolate into chunks, place in a bowl with the butter and melt together over simmering water. Set aside to cool. Line the bottom and sides of a 7 ½'' by 7 ½'' pan with baking paper. To make this job easier, slightly soak the paper in cold water, then squeeze it and line the pan, drying any excess water with a kitchen towel. Whip the sugar, eggs and vainilla extract at high speed until they are light and fluffy. Fold into the cooled chocolate mixture. Put the remaining ¼ cup almonds in a high speed food processor and reduce them to a powder. Sift the flour and the salt together and stir into the chocolate. Add the powdered almonds and mix them in thoroughly. Carefully add the chopped almonds and stir them carefully into the mixture. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan. Bake at 400° F for about 25 minutes or until the cake is completely set but still lightly soft. Let it cool completely. Meanwhile, make the glaze. Heat the heavy whipping cream together with the honey up to 185 ° F Then, remove from the heat source, add the chocolate and stir continuously until it is completely melted. Add the butter and mix thoroughly. Pour this glaze over the brownie cake and spread it evenly. As an alternative, you can use ¾ of the glaze to spread over the cake and reserve the other ¼ to decorate the squares using a pastry bag. Once the glaze is set, cut into squares of the desired size and serve.

DARK CHOCOLATE ALMOND CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE ALMOND CREAM CHEESE FR

Steps:

• Oven@ 350 degrees.
• Combine the cake ingredients and mix with a whisk.
• Pour into 2 round 8 or 9-inch cake pans which have been lined with greased aluminum foil or parchment paper.
• Bake for 28-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted.
• Let cool in pans for 10 minutes before turning out.
• Meanwhile combine the frosting ingredients and beat until fluffy with a hand-mixer.
• When cake layers are completely cool, frost the top part of the bottom layer.
• Place second layer over the frosted layer.
• Finish by frosting top layer and sides of cake.