Chocolate Almond Cake

4 stars - 2 reviews
preparation time: 45 minutes
cooking time: 40 minutes
difficulty: Easy
serves: 6
oven: 160°C

Ingredients

Recipe

Grease and line two 20cm (8") sandwich tins.
Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Beat together the melted chocolate, ground almonds, and egg yolks
Add to the butter and sugar mixture.
Fold the flour and cornflour into the mixture.
Whisk the egg whites until stiff but not dry; fold into the cake mixture.
Divide the mixture between the two tins.
Bake in the oven for 40- 45 minutes.
Turn out and cool on a wire rack.
To make the icing blend the cocoa powder with the hot water.
Beat together the butter and icing sugar until well mixed.
Mix in the cocoa mixture.
Use two-thirds of the icing to sandwich the cakes together, and cover the sides.
Put the toasted nuts on a sheet of greaseproof paper.
Roll the sides of the sandwiched cakes over the nuts.
Smooth the remaining icing over the top of the cake.
Decorate with the whole almonds, half dipped in melted chocolate.

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