| Comment:
If the devil came down to Zulu, he’d
pass a good time at the parade, then spear him one of these cakes.
This is a rich, dark Devil’s Food cake with an oh-so-sinful
secret!
Ingredients for Cake:
- ½ cup amarettini cookies
- 1 cup sugar
- ¾ cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
- ¼ pound butter, softened
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
- 3 eggs, beaten
- ¼ cup Amaretto liqueur
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1½ cups cake flour, sifted
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 cup milk
- Chocolate Sauce (see recipe below)
- ½ cup chopped pecans for garnish
- ½ cup shredded coconut for garnish
Method:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9-inch springform pan with nonstick
spray. Refrigerate 5 minutes or until chilled. In a food processor,
pulse cookies until finely ground. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream
sugars and butter. Add melted chocolate. In a small mixing bowl,
combine eggs, Amaretto and vanilla until well blended. Gradually
add egg mixture to chocolate mixture. Once combined, whisk until
light and fluffy. Sift together cake flour, salt and baking soda.
Alternately add flour mixture and milk, blending well after each
addition. Fold in cookies. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake
30–35 minutes or until cake springs back when touched. Cool
in pan 15 minutes. Transfer cake to platter. Top with Chocolate
Sauce, pecans and coconut. NOTE: If desired, sprinkle decorating
sugars in Mardi Gras colors (purple, green and gold) over cake.
Ingredients for Chocolate Sauce:
- 1 pound dark chocolate
- 1 cup Amaretto liqueur (optional)
- 6 ounces butter
Method:
Chop chocolate into small pieces. Place chocolate
and Amaretto in a double boiler over low heat. Melt 2–5 minutes
or until chocolate is smooth, stirring constantly. Remove from heat
and add butter. Stir until butter is melted and well combined. Set
bowl of double boiler in a bowl of ice water ands stir sauce until
cool.
|
